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“Life is not about maximizing everything, it's about giving something back - like light, space, form, serenity, joy. You have to give something back.”

 

- Glen Murcutt

Carlu Swart

Professional Architect – M(Prof) Arch. with distinction (UP) - 2006

Founder and Managing Director - Drawbox Design Studio - 2012

 ---Awards ---

 

 ---PIA Design Prize ---

Best Architecture Student, Third-Year Design

 ---Holm Jordaan Group Prize ---

Best Student in all modules in Third Year

 --- SAIA Prize ---

Highest Average in all 700 & 800 Modules: Architecture

  --- Corobrik Prize ---

First Prize: Best Final Year Average for Design and Technical documentation --

 --- PIA Design Prize ---

Best Student in Design: M.Arch(Prof)

--- Accolades ---

 

--- Guest speaker ---

12th Wood Conference, Cape Town - 2023

--- Lunawood Architects’ Days ---

A collaborative workshop on building materials & sustainability, Finland 2022

--- Glen Murcutt Master Class ---

Selected as a participant in the GMCC, 2019

 --- Media Features/ Interviews ---

The Home Channel - DSTV Channel 186

Finest Homes - S3 E5 - May 2021

 Trends Magazine - Structural Masterminds - July 2018 issue

Trends Magazine - Future Homes Article - Dec 2023 issue

“Life is not about maximizing everything, it's about giving something back - like light, space, form, serenity, joy. You have to give something back.”

 

- Glen Murcutt

Mikela van Dyk

BTech (Arch) Prof - TUT - 2012

 ---Awards ---

 

Tshwane University of Technology

Received Award for Exceptional Achievement from Tshwane University of Technology for her 5th Year Dissertation on Rammed Earth as an Alternative Building Construction Material (80%)

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Our Design Process

Our craft is an art of rhythm and resonance, where the design process unfolds like a symphony. It begins with a deep listening to the client's needs, a quiet understanding of their vision. From there, we attune ourselves to the land, conducting a site analysis that reveals both its constraints and its hidden potential. 

Just as a composer listens to the silence between the notes, we listen to the dialogue between these elements, carefully crafting a design that blends the client's desires with the unique qualities of the land. Each constraint becomes a note, each opportunity a chord, all woven together in a delicate balance. The design emerges not as a static form, but as a living composition — like music, where every element is arranged with intention and harmony, creating a structure that resonates as both art and place.

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