and local building methodologies . In Paarl , where the summers are very hot and dry , and the winters wet and cold , the building envelope becomes an essential device to passively control the building climate .
Design Approach The site is located in a low-lying valley , spatially defined by the Paarlberg to the north , the Drakenstein Mountains to the east and south , and the Simonsberg Mountains towards the south west . This spatial arrangement , at a macro level , is the inspiration for the space making not only at a site-specific scale , but also down to the individual buildings and spaces between them . The reoccurrence of multiples at incremental scales is an idea that defines the behaviour of most natural systems . The architecture of the individual buildings is defined by organic tectonic shapes originating from the mountains that contain the valley but also more directly from the Paarlberg Boulders . These solid shapes are arranged to accommodate the programmatic needs of each of the individual buildings .
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