EDUCATION & PUBLIC WORKS
2022
UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO EARTH SCIENCES BUILDING
Turfloop, Polokwane, South Africa
Project Description
The New Earth Sciences Building is located on the northern edge the Central Academic Precinct of Turfloop Campus, on the southern side of Sovenga Hill.
The Urban Design Guidelines define a building footprint for the new building and set a height limit of four storeys. They also require that the building be oriented westwards towards Turfloop Square North, with the principal facade and entrance on the west side and landmark elements on the west wing and north-east corner. Existing movement routes connecting along the northern, southern and western edges of the building are to be maintained and respected.
The building ought to respond to its program with exterior brickwork creating undulating layers mimicking rock formations.
Roles & Responsibilities
_Lead Design Architect
_Principle Consultant
2015-2016
PATERSON PARK
Norwood, Johannesburg, South Africa
Project Description
Paterson Park is an established open space resource situated between the suburbs of Norwood, Orange Grove and Orchards, in northern Johannesburg. Paterson Park itself is a relatively well maintained public open space, although as a public facility it is not as well utilized as its location and scale may suggest.
Facilities within the precinct include a children’s playground area, a Bowling Club, a multi-purpose Recreation Centre with tennis courts, and a War Memorial. The main focus of the development for Holm Jordaan Meago encompasses the development of the Recreational Precinct/ Block upgrade and development.
Roles & Responsibilities
_Concept Design
_SDP and site layout design
_Community Interaction
2019-2020
CONSTITUTION HILL PEOPLES PARK PHASE 2
Hillbrow, Johannesburg, South Africa
Project Description
Situated just North of the South African Constitutional Court, Peoples Park was envisioned as a space for performance, protest and gathering, completing the open space provision of the larger Con-Hill precinct. The organic layout responds to the natural slopes and embankments of the hill as well as contrasting the linear embankments of the original fort.
Roles & Responsibilities
_Lead Design Architect (concept)
_Principal Consultant
2017
DINO PARK
VISITOR CENTRE
Golden Gate Park, Clarens, South Africa
Project Description
Exhibition Layout and internal space planning for this fascinating Museum intended to exhibit and facilitate fossils discovered by Wits University in the Golden Gate Park, Clarens, Freestate.
Roles & Responsibilities
_Space Planning
_Detailing
_Assisting in Exhibition Layout
OTHER EDUCATION PROJECTS
LIBRARIES:
_NORWOOD LIBRARY & ART SCHOOL PRECINCT BUILDING CONCEPT DESIGN, PATERSON PARK