African Design Magazine March 2016 | Page 33

African project Work Shop New Town Adri Van Zyl, of Atelier Interiors, who created the architectural concept for Work Shop New Town (WSNT) with Source’s Julian McGowan, sat down with African Design Magazine and shared the idea behind this new retail concept in Johannesburg. L aunched in the former Market Square, WSNT joins a cultural and architectural history that has made Newtown a Johannesburg landmark. Drawing on multiple inspirations from the past, the retail project, which will house over 100 local fashion, design and lifestyle brands, pays respect to the site’s heritage with cutting-edge d \