Winner Residential Category: Zinkwazi Beach House
Located on the steep
eastward facing slopes
above the Zinkwazi
beach, the judges
said that this gem,
using glass window
walls framed by an
exposed structural
steel structure, has
unimpeded views
from the living spaces.
“It was an absolute
pleasure judging this
home. Even more
of a pleasure was
to see first-hand
the innovative, yet
functional use of steel
finished off by some
skilled and very neat
fabrication,” they said.
The expression of this
building is derived
directly from the
usage requirements
– enclosed spaces are
built in concrete and
masonry and open or
transparent spaces
are constructed from
steel and glass. “These
structural systems
define the aesthetic
language of the building
and speak directly to
the functional aspects
of the spaces that they
enclose,” the project
team noted.
The proximity to the coast required careful attention to the coating of the steel. Steel with
a high specification duplex paint coating system was therefore used. The balustrades ar B