Text from studioMAS architects + urban designers:
We are passionate about creating design solutions that address the severe housing issues and urban challenges faced in our land. In 2005, we began exploring these ideas in our Courtyards in Oxford project: http://www.studiomas.co.za/courtyards-on-oxford.php. Now, we’ve evolved this concept further, using traditional Terraced Housing as a departure point, but adapting the architecture to our times.
The building consists of 4 “lock-up and go†units, each with their own private courtyard and garden cottage. While the interiors accommodate for the private functions of family life, the exterior engages boldly with the street. We hope that this will encourage users to engage the urban realm and to further the debate about housing in this city.
The brief entailed the creation of compact residential units, combining density with spaciousness, and the feeling of safety with openness. The lead architects for the project were Pierre Swanepoel and Marianne Anthonissen.
Photography by Barry Goldman.
