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DESIGN FOR LIFE

The EPIONE HEALTH VILLAGES team, in collaboration with architecture firm Frankie Pappas, transformed an old office building into a community-based healthcare facility - EPIONE HEALTH VILLAGE ROSEBANK.

The Influencers Influences YASMIN MAYAT

Ever wondered what INSPIRES our current generation of architects? For Johannesburg-based YASMIN MAYAT, it's not only who but also what, with inspiration coming from the CITY SHE LOVES and from South Africa's COMPLICATED PAST.

Puerto Escondido Hotel

Designed as a response to how ALIENS could imagine MANKIND to live, HOTEL TERRESTRE – a new luxury hotel on Mexico's PUERTO ESCONDIDO coastline - is an arresting piece of SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE that looks to both the past and the future.

PLAY IT AGAIN

Braamfontein's original SATURDAY MARKET is back and buzzing.

GET READY TO GRIN

In the KONA N and the i30 N, HYUNDAI has two new models, and both come wearing an N badge. In Hyundai-speak, that stands for "GOES VERY FAST" - but you can tell that just by looking at them.

Graaff-Reinet Pods

The remote wilderness pods at MOUNT CAMDEBOO PRIVATE GAME RESERVE harness the idea of the TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT for a powerfully IMMERSIVE AND LUXURIOUS experience of nature.

NO CARBON COPY

LUKE DALE ROBERTS'S TEST KITCHEN CARBON brings another top-tier restaurant to Joburg's OXFORD PARKS strip.

Bantry Bay Home

A fortuitous find in the MOTHER CITY was transformed into the modern FAMILY HOME the owners had always dreamed of.

AHEAD OF THE CURVE

Tucked in the ONDERSTEPOORT VELD just outside Pretoria, the stylish but laid-back DE HARTE puts other event venues to shame.

ON THE LEVEL

CAPE TOWN interior designer ETIENNE HANEKOM has ensured that this multilevel abode on the slopes of SIGNAL HILL makes maximum use of its compact footprint, creating a home that facilitates SUMMER LIVING AT ITS FINEST.

RETURN TO EDEN

Hidden in the canopies of an AFROMONTANE FOREST and only accessible via a winding walkway, this OFF-THE-GRID REFUGE ensures the journey is as exciting as the DESTINATION.

The Influencers' Influences LUYANDA MPAHLWA

Ever wondered who our current generation of architects looks up to? For the director of DESIGN SPACE AFRICA, the socially centred designs of RENZO PIANO, DIÉBÉDO FRANCIS KÉRÉ and CHARLES CORREA continue to inspire.

PROVENANCE

Situated on 7.5 HECTARES in the foothills of the CHAÎNE DES ALPILLES MOUNTAINS in PROVENCE, this spectacular homestead gained from a sharp RENOVATION and BESPOKE FITTINGS.

THE ART OF CRAFT

Meticulous RESTORATION – not renovation – was key in giving architect ROBERT SILKE’s 1938 ARTS AND CRAFTS REVIVAL home in PINELANDS a new lease of life.

GET YOUR GLOW ON

Designed by ROXANNE FERREIRA, the GLOW THEORY store at Joburg’s 44 Stanley is as much a must-visit for those who admire sleek, CONTEMPORARY INTERIOR DESIGN as it is an essential shopping destination for SA’s growing legion of fans of KOREAN BEAUTY PRODUCTS.

FOREST GEM

A fortuitous meeting of LIKE-MINDED CREATIVES led to the development of a TRANQUIL, village-like retreat in INDIA’S GIR NATIONAL PARK.

FIT FOR PURPOSE

With a singular focus on creating a CAPABLE, DURABLE and RELIABLE 4X4 built to handle just about anything, AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNER TOBY ECUYER provides insights into his clean-sheet approach to designing the new INEOS GRENADIER.

BIG & SMALL

An award-winning family home in the heart of BIRDHAVEN, JOHANNESBURG, brings space, volume and GREENERY into its core, while keeping every space accessible from the heart of the living hub.

Urban Forestry

Johannesburg architect Anthony Orelowitz designed a home for his family that reinvents the meaning of a haven in the city.

BACK TO THE FUTURE

SYDNEY INTERIOR DESIGNER NANCY RENZ SNAPPED UP THIS UNIQUE SYDNEY HOME, GIVING IT A BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION SYMPATHETIC TO ITS 196Os ROOTS.

EARTH EARTH

AN ARCHITECT’S WEEKEND GETAWAY ON AN ANCIENT METEORITE CRATER SOUTH OF JOHANNESBURG REPRISES TRADITIONAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A SLEEK, SUSTAINABLE HOUSE THAT PROVIDES A GLIMPSE OF A POSSIBLE FUTURE.

BLACK

SITUATED ΟΝ Α DYKE ON A BRANCH OF THE ZΑΑΝ RIVER AND INSPIRED BY THE BLACK BARNS FOUND AMONG THE LOW LYING POLDERS OF THE NETHERLANDS NORTHWEST THIS UNIQUE HOUSEBOAT IS THE RESULT OF ITS OWNERS CLEAR VISION.

GREY GREEN BLUE

PERCHED ON A ROCKY PROMONTORY IN THE SOUGHT-AFTER SEASIDE TOWN OF PLETTENBERG BAY, A CURVACEOUS CONCRETE RESIDENCE ECHOES THE HARD AND SOFT LINES OF ITS EVER-CHANGING VISTA.

A FAMILY AFFAIR

LAYERING FAMILY HISTORY WITH CLASSIC, N0STALGIA - INFLECTED SAFARI STYLE AND TOUCHES ΟF ΒΟΗΕΜΙ ΑΝ AND ARTISTIC FLAIR, 9 GEIGER'S CAMP AT MOTS WARI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE IS A UNIQUE, ULTRA-PRIVATE ΑΝD AUTHENTIC BUSH EXPERIENCE.

LET THERE BE LIGHT

AS PART OF THE FAZENDA FARM, THIS CONSERVATORY IN THE OVERBERG NESTLES GENTLY IN A FAMOUSLY BEAUTIFUL BERRY-PRODUCING VALLEY.

NATURAL GLAMOUR

A JUXTAPOSITION OF TEXTURES, SPACE ΑΝD COLOUR MAKES THIS STEYN CITY PENTHOUSE APARTMENT A HAVEN FROM BUSY CITY LIFE WHILE PROVIDING SWEEPING VIEWS OF THE JOHANNESBURG SKYLINE.

Make It Your Sanctuary

Gorgeous spaces come together to create an oasis for the soul

Your Space - A Roundup Of Home Projects

To celebrate its new format, TO BUILD has taken a deliberate decision to feature projects of small and medium size practices. “We often feature the large or corporate companies, yet the smaller practices are doing great work and contributing fantastic designs, especially within the residential space,” says Gareth Griffiths, editor of TO BUILD.

Build A Tiny House On Wheels

My first school-bus conversion (skoolie) was an escape.

Vineyard Estate In The Sonoma Hills

Situated at the base of Sonoma Mountain, the 140-acre estate includes a main residence, a guesthouse, a barn, sculpture gardens, and an orchard, in addition to 60 acres of vineyard. All building and landscape elements are strategically sited to enable the harmonious coexistence of day-to-day operations of the vineyard and rural domestic life. It’s a design by aidlin darling design lead by Joshua Aidlin and David Darling.photo: Ben Tanner