studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design

Profile of studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design, headquartered in South Africa. Eight projects submitted by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design have been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

Principals

Pierre Swanepoel
Precious Makwe
Sean Mahoney

Brief description

studioMAS was established at the dawn of the new millennium in response to the architectural and planning opportunities offered in South Africa.

Design excellence is at the core of the service we offer. We may be a small company, but as our projects prove, our ideas and ambitions are not. Whether we design a custom-made table or prepare an urban design framework, our work is guided by a complex, yet universal value system. This value system recognises that while buildings need to function according to a simple logic, they must also offer richness to their users - providing poetry for everyday life. They also do not exist in isolation, but form part of a much larger landscape.

Our work is more contextually considered than egotistical. It aspires to materialise in brick and mortar, excellence and quality, so that in years to come the places we have created hold as much value then, as they do now.

Published projects

: The Hamilton by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design The brief entailed the creation of a boutique hotel with the comforts of home, and where all the functional requirements of the most demanding business...

: Westcliff Estate by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design Completing the outdoor experience. Westcliff Estate is where the buzz of urban Johannesburg completely disappears under the tranquillity of nature and its...

: Infill House by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design Completing the outdoor experience. Infill House, on the slopes of Signal Hill above Bantry Bay in Cape Town, sits on a site that has breathtaking views up the...

: Highveld Pavilion by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design Completing the outdoor experience. Poised within a verdant parkland on the Vaal River, the Highveld pavilion is an art inspired vacation home embedded in the...

: Forest Town Long House by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design Completing the living experience. The Forest Town Long House is one of a kind. It responds to the many layers that make up South African living, such as...

: Courtyards on Oxford by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design The urban experience - unravelling the architecture of courtyards. Courtyards on Oxford, consists of six landscaped courtyards, five slender long houses and a...

: JoziRows by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design The brief entailed the creation of compact residential units, combining density with spaciousness, and the feeling of safety with openness. We are passionate...

: Circa on Jellicoe by studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design Johannesburg is home to Circa on Jellicoe, a multi-media art gallery designed by South African based practice, studioMAS. Located on a busy urban intersection,...