Green House in Shona Langa eco estate, Limpopo Province Residence, Mabula home photos
Green House in Shona Langa eco estate, Limpopo
28 December 2022
Design: A4AC Architects | Architecture for a change (pty)Ltd
Location: Shona Langa eco estate, Mabula district, Limpopo Province, South Africa
New bush house in the Shona Langa eco estate

Photos by Ernst van Biljon
Green House in Shona Langa eco estate, Limpopo, South Africa
No project can be completed without a team: Client, Architect and Builder. The project was built during the pandemic. This was a difficult time for the team (client, architect, and builder), but through teamwork a loving bush home was completed.

The project brief called for a small, cost-effective bush house in the Shona Langa eco estate. The challenge was to create a unique building that merge with the undisturbed landscape and resembles contemporary architecture. It was key to merge the interior and exterior through transparency.
The house was designed on minimal ? yet functional; – dimensions. Due to a tight budget each square meter that could be saved mattered. The 3d bed, 2-bathroom dwelling is only 70sqm floor area. The external patio is 50 sqm, ideal for the African climate.
The house has a double roof system. The 1st layer is the signature floating roof. This element provides the building with a unique form. It also functions as a ventilated void. Harsh African heat is reflected away from the main roof. The rounded eaves end the elevation...