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Balmoral Avenue

Project: Townhouses
Type: Architectural practice
Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg

A two-storey townhouse in grey brick and dark vertical cladding, with a garage and steps up to the entrance

The brief

Five three-bedroom townhouses with open-plan living and generous gardens. The site keeps an existing heritage home; the new houses face north for winter sun.

Franklin Ndhlovu at Evolve Habitats.

5townhouses
3bedrooms each
Nfacing

Turned to the sun

The north side of a townhouse: a covered patio with a built-in braai opening off the living spaces, and a balcony above — North elevation.

The complex

Site plan with the existing residence on one side and five townhouse plans in colour on the other — Site plan.

A double-volume living space with a timber deck, between dark-clad wings — Living space and timber deck.

Axonometric view of five dark-roofed townhouses on a raised site — Axonometric view.

Ground floor plan of a townhouse: double garage, open-plan living, kitchen and garden — Ground floor plan.