01 about
at :nhab:t each project is approached with the moto 'think global, act local' backed by 20 years of experience in South Africa, England, France and competitions in USA and Hong Kong.
Each project is considered with complete focus and passion to deliver the aspired 'feel' of spaces and places making sure that the approachable ambience of the office environment is extended to the client. After all, making your mark with a building is one of the most exciting things to do and often becomes your retreat from the world!
Professional experience includes residential and commercial architecture, urban design and masterplanning, and conservation architecture on a series of projects including larger scale projects in The Millennium Dome Masterplan, UK Home Office, and Dover Castle visitors' approach, as well as more intimate buildings in The Green Building (Sustainability award), The Pearson Conservatory (ECIA & SAIA merit awards), and bespoke homes.
02 portfolio
03 research
Our research into upgrading informal settlements in South Africa has, through PhD level interrogation, produced the Shack Urbanity Intervention Tool (SUIT) to assist all invested actors of change in the process of upgrading areas of Shack Urbanity. It is currently being tested for its applicability for working towards implementing the #NewUrbanAgenda, the mandate that came from UN Habitat III
:nhab:t was invited to attend the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur, supported by London Metropolitan University.
We continue this research as we head towards UN-Habitat World Urban Forum 12, implementing the 'thinker-doer' approach to architecture that started the practice 12 years ago in 2012.
Further research with table ideas of wider spread use and impact in the Global South.
The SUIT has now been developed into a web-based application.
