
The Alder House
Cape Town, South Africa — 2024
6,800 sq ft — Family Home & Studio
The brief was two lives under one roof: a family that needed room to grow, and a studio practice that needed distance from the noise of home. We split the program into two low volumes joined by a covered walk, rammed earth walls holding the heat of the day long after the sun drops behind Table Mountain.
Materials
Rammed earth, blackened steel, reclaimed teak
Timeline
18 months, design through handover
Scope
Architecture, interiors, studio addition



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