Open House_Thursday: House Stekhoven, Newlands // 24 April 2014

In 2012, the house was included in a monograph OH tour in which the architects introduced the house with a story of its design. Click hereto view a film of House Stekhoven with commentary by the architects.

Here is an interview with Adèle Naudé Santos and Antonio De Souza Santos about their work in Cape Town between 1967 - 1972. 

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5 Ohlsson Way, Newlands

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LAT:         -33°58’29.39
LONG:     18°27’29.41

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