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Architects: GLH Architects
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Damien Huyberechts
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Manufacturers: ABE, Battery center Potchestroom, Kaytech, Preplan, Staalbeer, Tass Engineering, Vaalplass, Water Brother, York Timber
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Civil Engineering: PURE Engineers, Craig Thompson
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Quantity Surveying: GLH Architects, Xavier Huyberechts
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Mechanical Engineering: GLH Architects, Xavier Huyberechts
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Landscape: GLH Architects, Xavier Huyberechts, Damien Huyberechts
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Green/ Sustainable Consultants: GLH Architects, Xavier Huyberechts, Damien Huyberechts
Text description provided by the architects. The lodge is designed to blend and disappear into the surrounding nature. The ground carpet of the hill has just been lifted a little to slip the house under it. The architecture is a unique combination of traditional vernacular building techniques with modern minimalist design. Overlooking the plains, panoramic views blur the boundaries between the interior and the surrounding nature allowing for a unique bush living experience. The climate in the Free State region with its large thermal daily variance of 20 degrees lends itself to the use of the principle of Thermal Mass instead of mechanical air-conditioning. The thermal mass flattens the temperatures throughout the year by using thick stone walls, earth walls (rammed earth, adobe and sandbag) and the green roof.
