DHK ARCHITECT FIRM IN CAPE TOWN
1. PAARDEVLEI APARTMENTS
This exciting luxury apartment building consists of staggered white frames that seem to glisten in the Cape sun. The top floor is home to the penthouse suites. Images courtesy of TOP-ARCHITECTS and ARCHITECTCAPETOWN for which we express our heartfelt thanks.
WEST ELEVATION
The western elevation is more colourful with beige walkways and contrasting charcoal frames stairwell. The asthetic is a good sample of DHK's restrained and sophisticated use of volumes and textures.See ARCHITECTCAPETOWN for architects working on farms in the Helderberg Basin and different styles that may be possible on these stunning erven.
2.AXIS APARTMENTS
Another luxury apartment building... the Axis Apartments are located in Century City alongside Sable Park, Sable Corner and Bridge Park... also designed by DHK architects. See also ARCHITECTCAPETOWN luxury homes designed by some of Cape Town's top architects.
3. BRIDGE PARK
Bridge Park is host to the ABSA headquarters and is one of the few modern designs to emerge in Cape Town with a completely black fascade that contrasts beautifully with the bank's red logo.
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4. SABLE PARK
The design team at DHK architects consists of highly experienced professionals who prefer to design with restrained monochromatic colours and this building is no exception.
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CLOSE UP VIEW
The building is called SABLE PARK and the anchor tenant is discovery, it is located on the Western edge of Century City... the silicone valley of the Western Cape.
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5. WATERWAY HOUSE
The company has a winning formula for bold and eyecatching designs... the juxtopazition of large scale building volumes with contrasting envelope articulation such as this recessed charcoal glass section.
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EAST ELEVATION
This architectural company is also a master at creating a sense of rythm in its designs such as these three rectangular facades that lead the eye towards the views of Table Mountain.
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ENTANCE AREA
Designs by this firm almost always employ the device of recessing the lowest floor to create the impression that the main building mass is floating, which creates a contemporary first impression.
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USE OF TEXTURE
The protruding fins on the mosaic-like glass facades add texture and make the building interact with three dimensional space better. Blues in various tones interplay in harmony on this beautiful designed exterior.
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LIBERTY BUILDING
It is not a certain fact that DHK designed the building... however it certaily bears many of the stylistic elements that we have come to expect from this leading South African architectural firm.
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ARCHITECTURE IN SOMERSET WEST
TV3 is one of the top firms designing cutting-edge modern commercial buildings for Somerset West and the greater Helderberg region. See also ARCHITECTCAPETOWN for more stunning architecture built in Somerset West.
