Provide organic, ecologically sound, non-toxic, moral architecture using passive technology. Their approach is holistic and organic as they strive to incorporate natural processes in their designs. Working on the premise that buildings have to as natural a part of the landscape as trees, they design to blend with the ecosystem. Their designs are a partnership with the earth and her resources.
Ecocentric cc is a group of consultants and developers specialising in green building and interior design. Ecocentric cc provides project consulting and design services for green and sustainable buildings and interiors to the South African residential and light commercial market. Specifically, we (a) guide clients through the process of building and finishing a green home or office (turn-key or selected aspects of a project), (b) work with developers on green property development and (c) provide advice (including life-style) on greening an existing home or office through often easy and cost-effective measures.
Greedhaus Architects is a specialized practice dealing with organic design and sustainable procurement processes in Southern Africa, based in the Constantia Valley outside Cape Town, South Africa. Involvement ranges from private/public design commissions to dissemination of information on sustainability/organic design/social beneficiation issues through the media and activist forums.
Their design proposals – both private and public - often contain a significant social, labour/training-based component in the procurement pattern. To this end, they also conduct public training workshops at the Sustainability in the Built Environment (SBE) Conferences held annually throughout Southern Africa.
For further information please contact:
Tel: 021 794 4465
Fax: 021 794 0360
Web: http://www.greenhaus.co.za
MALCOLM WORBY DESIGNS
Malcolm Worby Designs is an award-winning design firm that specialises in designing innovative custom made houses and buildings, using sustainable building materials wherever possible. The firm has been designing projects in various parts of the world for over 25 years. Their speciality is Adobe along with passive and active solar heating and cooling, rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling. They are also familiar with Cob and Straw Bale design as well.
We design eco-friendly homes and use eco-friendly building materials. Our client's personal experience has shown that our unique buildings support and enhance people's sense of well-being, their dream life during sleep, and how they relate to each other. It's not only the curves, its also the quality of light, the geometry, the materials, and the finishes. We specialise in upmarket residential, holiday and office buildings.
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