African project
House Van Der Westhuizen – South Africa
evaporative cooling tower, the other as a chimney for a fire place. The fire place is also
the fundamental element of the large central living area. Insulated timber walls fill the
portal frame, clad on the exterior with either thermo-treated timber or Corrugated
Zinc-Alume Sheeting. This in-fill approach was also dotted with brickwork panels
where required. Careful attention to flashings and connections give the building
additional formal articulation. Enormous attention was given to expressing the
archetypal house form.
While the House van der Westhuizen takes on a familiar shape of the tr