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contents House of Abo 04 On the Tropic of Capricorn, where the heat is excessive, houses require specialized treatments in ensuring that additions and alterations take this factor into account. And so, the client approached Nico van der Meulen Architects only after careful consideration, in the hope that the Architects could help redesign and style their outdated home in Limpopo. Galeries Lafayette 16 Built in the 1980’s, the building – a true landmark in Metz – had to evolve in order to adapt to the new values of the Galeries Lafayette and to become a reference, both on the commercial and on the architectural level. Singular and remarkable element in the urban landscape of the city, the architect has focused on this urban scale of the building and referred to the symbolic aspect of Department Stores to give it a new image and identity. ADVERTISING EUROPE FINICON GROUP Khadijah Bukko 111 New Ward Road Salisbury SP4 9AH Tel: +44 7961650691 +44 7794873920 SOUTH AFRICA FINICON GROUP Namale Phiona 15 Dunvegan Gardens Hope Road. Rose Bank Cape Town 7700 Tel: +27791966460 EAST AFRICA FINICON GROUP Head Office Plot 221, Wakaliga P. O Box 9865 Kampala - Uganda Tel: +256414386434 +256790912949