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Holcim Awards 2008 Africa Middle East

Acknowledgement: Low-impact environmentally-responsive house, Cape Town, South Africa

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Type of project:
Architecture (housing)
Start of construction:
February 2009
Authors:
Jessica Tami Cohen and Andrew Justin Cooke, architects, Architecture Co-op, Cape Town, South Africa


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Project Summary
In the harsh climate of the Cape coast, this Low impact environmentally responsive house works with, not against, the elements. Its light, open frame-like structure blurs the boundaries between inner and outer space. An emphasis on resource conservation and recycling ensures independence from public utility networks – a direct response to climate and context.

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Members of the winning team of the  Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 for "Low-impact environmentally-responsive house, Cape Town, South Africa" (l-r) - Jessica Tami Cohen and Andrew Justin Cooke, architects, Architecture Co-op, Cape Town, South Africa

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Low-impact environmentally-responsive house, Cape Town, South Africa

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photos of team and prize hand-over

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