Wenela Town Square (2020 Lilongwe City Council Future Town Development Competition Entry) Wenela Town Square establishes itself as a vibrant mixed-use commercial hub, designed to accommodate a market, retail spaces, offices, and mass parking. Conceived as a true “melting pot,” the project acts as an economic catalyst—connecting all levels of trade and exchange, from local...
A house that explores the aesthetics of a beach house embracing its environment. The Icon Getaway Beach House looked at what makes a “Beach House”. Materials and forms were studied to create a cottage house with a contemporary interpretation of coastal architecture. The private spaces (three en-suite bedrooms) are arranged in a manner to frame...
House Twenty Seven was constructed on the footprint of a demolished, one-bedroom, social housing townhouse. The new design takes formal and tectonic references from its context while achieving a clean, contemporary aesthetic. The design focused on using standard construction materials in atypical methods and placements whilst employing the skills of local artisans. This two-bedroom townhouse...
House Milward is a contemporary reinterpretation of the farmhouse, composed of three distinct gabled volumes carefully ordered by function and use. These volumes are linked by a sequence of flat-roofed pathways that preserve privacy while ensuring fluid movement between spaces. Rather than relying on rustic tropes like stone cladding or barn doors, the design draws...
House Chuma is a two-storey, four-bedroom contemporary family home that blends modern elegance with warm Tuscan references. Inspired by the classical spirit of the Palladian villa yet freed from its rigid symmetry, the design embraces a more organic balance. This asymmetry responds to the site’s orientation and views, shaping spaces that feel both open and...
Set quietly against a gently rolling hillside, this single-story residence unfolds as a sequence of intimate pavilions, each bounded by warm, hand-laid stone walls that both shelter and reveal. Rather than a monolithic block, the home reads as an articulated compilation of well-organized spaces: a sheltered driveway framed by a low stone pier, a lush...