deidré de waal architect
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01The practice

Swakopmund · Namibia · Since 1992

Architecture that breathes
the soul of its setting.

We are architects of place and purpose. Houses, hotels, commercial buildings and interiors across Namibia, shaped by light, shade and the lay of the land.

Practising since
1992
Houses
250+
Hotels & lodges
11
02Approach

We don’t ask which style.
We ask what is appropriate.

We believe in timeless design, in a sense of place, in the language of the vernacular and the lay of the land. We do not intellectualise architecture; we let a building be what it wants to be.

  1. iShade
  2. iiVentilation
  3. iiiVerandahs
  4. ivThe poetry of a plan
  5. vInside and outside
  6. viGenerosity of space

And ordinary, available materials, used in new and different ways.

A private house at Henties Bay, set into the dune
Selected work
A vaulted arcade with woven lanterns and linen lounge furniture Hotel & conference · Walvis Bay · In design Desert Edge Where the desert meets the ocean: a new hotel and conference centre on the Walvis Bay lagoon, with a deep arcade of plastered arches, a glass pavilion for events and a pool on the roof. View the project AGL offices: a grey gabled building between dark navy perforated screens, with a red-brick entrance wall Offices · Walvis Bay · In progress AGL Namibia New Walvis Bay offices for Africa Global Logistics, part of the MSC Group: a gabled office between long screens of dark navy perforated metal, with a red-brick entrance and a boardroom that looks out over the desert. View the project
All work

Every building begins with its site.

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