The town of Hermanus in Cape Town is well-known for its white, sandy beaches, comfortable ocean temperatures and of course sensational mountain sights, but its also the ideal holiday destination or retirement town for hardworking city slickers who love the idea of escaping to the beach on weekends. The lovely home featured in homify 360,…

JONKERSHOEK ROAD, STELLENBOSCH by Gallagher Lourens Architects Homify 360° discovery zooms in on the 3D designs for a modern home designed by GLA located in one of the most beautiful, dream-worthy spots in South Africa: Stellenbosch. And seeing as the location is nothing to scoff at, that means the structure also had to pull its…

HOUSE CONVERSION by Gallagher Lourens Architects Homify features a gorgeous home renovation with renderings and plans, designed by Gallagher Lourens Architects. This home is a conversion of a typical 1970s suburban home, which had been originally built on a sloping site. The new and modern design features two courtyards, allowing for a wonderful flow between…

Featured in Homify’s Ideabook. Located against the mountain slopes of Llandudno in Cape Town overlooking the Atlantic, this outdated home was in severe need of not only a style up, but also extensive additions. The footprint of the existing house was used as a platform from where the new structure unfolded. Natural boulders protect the…

One of our recent works in Knysna is featured on the homify 360° website. “We take a quick look at a clean and serene holiday home located in one of the most beautiful and tranquil areas in the entire South Africa: Knysna. Yes, this house definitely has the ‘location’ prerequisite down when it comes to…

The inaugural Design Joburg, which takes place from 12-14 May, will showcase the best local and international design brands in a fresh and unique way that aims to fire up enthusiasm and conversation. But don’t expect your regular expo-style show. Design Joburg sees the return of South Africa’s benchmark decorating show, Rooms on View, as…

UNESCO published the Global Report on Culture for Sustainable Urban Development in late 2016. Two UN events stimulated its creation: a document entitled Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which emphasizes seventeen global goals for future international collaboration, was signed in September of 2015 at the Summit in New York. Habitat III,…

Our very own architect, Tina Gallagher, has been selected as one of the shortlisted candidates for the Corobrik-SAIA Award of Merit. This award goes to an architect, and member of SAIA, “to encourage and recognise good design or significant contribution in the field of architecture.” Tina has been shortlisted on her contribution to the design…

The Corobrik SAIA Awards of Merit and Excellence in Architecture will be presented in Braamfontein of the 2nd of September 2016. The Awards of Merit acknowledge good design or a significant achievement in the field. The Awards for Excellence recognise exceptional contributions to the architectural field and is the top honour that can be conferred…

At GLA we are proud to call ourselves Green Architects. As member of the Green Building Council of South Africa we strongly support green architecture and designing buildings that operate in an environmentally sustainable way. The Green Building Council SA was formed in 2007 in order to lead the greening of South Africa’s commercial property sector….