South Africa 2005: Utopia. Nowhere. Close.

House Van Dyk
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa - Elmo Swart Architects

The design of residential houses in the controlled and competitive setting of "security estates" is a common challenge for contemporary South African architects. Sites are generally large and adjoining buildings are situated far apart. The first response is to create a strongly three-dimensional object in the landscape: a building holding its own with integrity.

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