项目名称： House Azure

地点： 奥弗斯特兰德, 南非

设计团队： Neo Architects

项目面积： 326㎡

竣工时间： 2024年

摄影： Perfect Hideaways

设计特色：

项目 – 南非建筑事务所Neo Architects最近完成了Azure住宅项目，这座当代住宅巧妙地将斯堪的纳维亚极简主义与Romansbaai Collection地区原生景观融为一体。

这座326平方米的住宅通过创新的"碎片化"设计方法，重新诠释了建筑形态与自然环境之间的关系。建筑师从当地普罗蒂亚芬博斯植被的结构模式汲取灵感，创造出一系列半独立的房间，让原生植物得以渗透建筑的外墙，有效地模糊了建筑与景观之间的界限。

戏剧性的入口设计奠定了整体基调，开放式天花板和全高玻璃墙将辽阔的海景尽收眼底。住宅的核心区域设有独立的铸铁壁炉，既能固定开放式生活空间，又保持了与海岸全景的视觉联系。

建筑师通过精妙的梯台策略应对场地的地形挑战，确保四间卧室都能享有无遮挡的海景，同时不影响建筑的最小环境足迹。这种对地形高差的细致考量也帮助建筑自然地融入周边环境。

材料的选择在项目成功中发挥着关键作用，精心挑选的混凝土、木材和石材不仅能在海岸环境中保持耐久性，还能随时间优雅老化。现代谷仓式的美学风格通过木材外观得到强化，为当代形式增添了温暖感。

整个住宅战略性地布置天窗，在与天空保持对话的同时，让自然光充满室内空间。这种对自然采光的关注，结合创新的玻璃技术，在这个伫立于海岸环境中的建筑里，实现了全景视野需求与能源效率之间的微妙平衡。

团队 – Neo Architects（前身为Neo Dimensions Architects）成立于1988年，是南非最具影响力的建筑事务所之一，在比勒陀利亚和斯泰伦博斯设有办公室。该事务所在战略性品牌重塑后确立了现有名称，始终在非洲大陆上展现出在场地设计和可持续建筑领域的卓越表现。

在创始人Dries Verbeek和董事Marius Snyders、Jurie Swart以及Wim Verbeek的领导下，事务所发展出独特的设计理念，将本土建筑特性与当代建筑表现手法融为一体。他们的项目组合涵盖住宅、商业和机构建筑，特别注重场地特定性响应和环境整合。

该事务所的设计方法以严谨的空间规划、材料运用和环境性能处理为特征。这在他们最近完成的Azure住宅项目中得到充分体现，项目展示了他们在地形整合和生物亲和性设计原则方面的专业造诣。该项目展现了他们致力于创造对环境敏感回应的建筑，同时推动可持续设计边界的承诺。

Neo Architects在房地产开发领域获得了众多荣誉，尤其是在西开普省地区，他们在住宅建筑方面的创新方法为场地设计卓越树立了新标准。

Project Name: House Azure

Location: Overstrand, South Africa

Design Team: Neo Architects

Lead Architects: Wim Verbeek, Jurie Swart

Interior Design: NEO Architects

Area: 326㎡

Completion Year: 2024

Contractor: OHB Construction

Joinery: Prowell Kitchens

Photography: Perfect Hideaways

Feature：

Project - South African architecture firm Neo Architects has completed House Azure, a contemporary residence that thoughtfully integrates Scandinavian minimalism with the indigenous Protea Fynbos landscape of Romansbaai Collection.

The 326-square-metre dwelling reimagines the relationship between built form and natural environment through its innovative "fragmented" design approach. Drawing inspiration from the structural patterns of local Protea Fynbos vegetation, the architects created a series of semi-detached rooms that allow the native flora to permeate the building's exterior walls, effectively blurring the boundaries between architecture and landscape.

A dramatic entrance sequence sets the tone, where open-rafter ceilings and full-height glazing frame expansive ocean views. The heart of the home features a freestanding cast-iron fireplace that anchors the open-plan living spaces while maintaining visual connections to the coastal panorama.

The architects responded to the site's challenging topography through a sophisticated terracing strategy that ensures each of the four bedrooms captures unobstructed ocean views without compromising the building's minimal environmental footprint. This careful consideration of level changes also helps embed the structure naturally within its context.

Materiality plays a crucial role in the project's success, with a refined palette of concrete, timber, and stone chosen for both their durability in the coastal environment and their ability to age gracefully. The modern barn-style aesthetic is enhanced through timber cladding that adds warmth to the contemporary form.

Strategic placement of skylights throughout the residence creates a constant dialogue with the sky while flooding interior spaces with natural light. This attention to natural illumination, combined with innovative glazing technologies, achieves a delicate balance between the desire for panoramic views and the need for energy efficiency in this exposed coastal setting.

Design Team - Neo Architects, established in 1988 as Neo Dimensions Architects, stands as one of South Africa's most influential architectural practices, with offices strategically located in Pretoria and Stellenbosch. The firm, which underwent a strategic rebranding to its current name, has consistently demonstrated excellence in contextual design and sustainable architecture across the African continent.

Under the leadership of founder Dries Verbeek and directors Marius Snyders, Jurie Swart, and Wim Verbeek, the practice has developed a distinctive design philosophy that merges vernacular sensibilities with contemporary architectural expression. Their portfolio spans residential, commercial, and institutional projects, with a particular emphasis on site-specific responses and environmental integration.

The firm's design methodology is characterized by a rigorous approach to spatial planning, materiality, and environmental performance. This is evident in their recent House Azure project, where the practice demonstrated their expertise in topographical integration and biophilic design principles. The project exemplifies their commitment to creating architecture that responds sensitively to its context while pushing the boundaries of sustainable design.

Neo Architects has garnered numerous accolades for their work in the property development sector, particularly in the Western Cape region, where their innovative approach to residential architecture has set new standards for contextual design excellence.