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Bosjes Chapel, South Africa, 2016

Photo: Adam Letch

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A Chapel into the South African Countryside                                                                                               

The Steyn Studio ’s chapel is located not far from Cape Town. It is a true architectural treasure, with an amazing view on South African countryside. The white wavy roof creates an optical effect that brings peace and harmony.

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Bosjes Chapel (2016) in Breederiver Valley, South Africa. By Steyn Studio.

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Bosjes Chapel by Steyn Studio. @bosjes_farm @steynstudio

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Bosjes Chapel

South Africa

Steyn Studio - TV3 Architects

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Garden Cafe / Steyn Studio + Meyer & Associates Architects + Square One Landscape Architects

Completed in 2020 in Worcester, South Africa. Images by David Southwood, Dook. A creative collaboration between London-based architects Steyn Studio and Square One Landscape Architects’ South African office has resulted in the...

Please go through this slowly. Only once in a while do we get this kind of emphasis on the harmony between the built and the grown. Fantastic work and kudos to all who worked on this and to the Clients who commissioned this project.

“  In order to hide approximately 750m2 of building, it was decided early on to have two separate buildings, which also adds to the visitor experience. Steyn Studio worked closely with Square One to not only position the built structures in the landscape as curiosities but also as anchors around which the landscape was then designed. The seamless integration of the landscaping elements with the built structures was an essential design objective from the start of the project. The landscaped gardens are spread across three sloping terraces, connected by a curving pathway that provides universal access. Both buildings are partially built into the slope, the roofs overlaid with soil and planted with indigenous grasses and succulents to blend seamlessly into the landscape, leaving the panoramic mountain views untouched.

 Intricately curved oak trellis structures, a subtle homage to the San huts, serve as a visual focus that guides visitors inwards and then twists to create the enclosures of the café/restaurant and gift shop which are then ‘carpeted’ over with the new gardens. Over time, these extensive trellises will be further integrated into the garden; overgrown with more than a dozen species of climbing plants. The expressed conical front-of-house spaces are partly sunken to reduce their scale impact, with the functional back-of-house spaces completely underground. In order to allow the trellis pattern to appear continuously weaved between the interior and exterior, the glazing imitates its pattern, resulting in a zig-zag arrangement that assists the tall vertical structural span of the glass”

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2019 A+Awards Project of the Year: Bosjes Chapel by Steyn Studio

2019 A+Awards Project of the Year: Bosjes Chapel by Steyn Studio

Outstanding Award-winning design that blends perfectly with the mountainous desert environment. So simple but so elegant.

Winner of the 2019 Popular Choice A+Award in the Religious Buildings category, Bosjes Chapel is a modern architectural landmark for South Africa. Masterminded by the talented, London-based firm Steyn Studio, the chapel is defined by its dramatic silhouette, poetically…

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Bosjes Chapel in South Africa features a sculptural, undulating roof

UK practice Steyn Studio worked with South African studio TV3 Architects to design the Bosjes Chapel, which is located on the Bosjes Farm in South Africa’s picturesque Witzenberg district.