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Customs House was designed by architects of the National Department of Public Works in Pretoria in the late 1960 ’ s and was built on the sea side of the highway. Its development was in violation of the intentions of the Cape Town Foreshore plan which intended to have no tall buildings built beyond the highway.   The material use and façade modulation shows affinity to the expression of the stark bureaucratic character of the building. The domed hall with its glass facades, wooden panelling, mosaics and artwork inside is a rare space in Cape Town. Join OHA for a lunch time tour of Customs House. Poster image by David Southwood Click below for: "Modernism under siege" by Heinrich Wolff, Art SA TIME 12:30 – 13:30 FEE R55 Students free (booking essential) CPD The event carries 0.3 Category one CPD points Please send your SACAP no. with your proof of payment. BOOKINGS By payment to: Open House Architecture cc Nebank Acc No:   123 21 35380 Branch code:   ...

by David Southwood by David Southwood by Heinrich Wolff by Heinrich Wolff by Heinrich Wolff by Heinrich Wolff

OH Architecture in collaboration with Docomomo SA, presents OH_Thursdays: Hans Niehaus Gallery. Docomomo_SA is the South African chapter of Docomomo International, an international working party for the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement. Their interest lies in the exploration of the contribution of the modern movement to the South African cultural landscape. In colonial contexts and specifically in South Africa, the emergence of the Modern Movement coincided with regimes of power and architects were challenged to design for racially designated publics. Docomomo_SA the documentation of Modern Architecture within this context.  The Hans Niehaus Gallery and antique shop was designed by the late architect Norbert Rozendal in collaboration with owner, Hans Niehaus. The mixture of curvilinear and rectangular geometries, brick, timber, glass and concrete makes it a wonderfully curious moment in the context of the bland suburban s...

This piece by Robert Silke , about the Niehaus Gallery and its architect, Norbert Rozendal, is superbly written and accompanied by evocative photographs by Gaelen Pinnock . Robert has agreed to give a brief discussion on the building at the OHThursday on the 29th Jan 2015. 

Please join us in conversation with Jo Noero who will walk us through this special set of buildings . To book email tours@oharchitecture.com. 17:30 – 19:00 FEE R50 Students free CPD The event carries 0.3 Category one CPD points Please send your SACAP no. with your proof of payment. BOOKINGS By payment to: Open House Architecture cc Nebank Acc No:    123 21 35380 Branch code:     123 209 Ref: your name + 2108 Email proof of payment to tours@oharchitecture.com Bookings essential Spaces are limited Transport not provided MEET 2387 Gorge Rd, Oranjezicht GPS LAT:          -33.941046 S LONG:      18.418000‎ E

Rather late than never: pictures of the Open House Thursdays series from March - May 2014.   Photo credits: Heinrich Wolff