Twinstream
Environmental Centre
“The role of the architect, or any creative person, is to make space for those who have no voice.”
- Daniel Libeskind
New Staff Eco housing for Twin Streams Environmental Centre, (WESSA) funded by Mondi Forests – Mtunzini, KZN.
Sandbag construction with local timber pole harvesting with the following green technologies included compost toilets, solar water heating, passive solar design, rainwater harvesting, grey water treatment.
NOTE: In 2004 this project was awarded a “Sustainable Building Best Practice award for Africa by the Union of African Architects”
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Project Data:
Project Timeline:
2002 - 2004
Status:
Complete
“Sustainable Building Best Practice award for Africa by the Union of African Architects”
Location:
Mtunzini, Kwazulu-Natal
Project Type:
New Staff Housing
Architect:
Andy Horn from
Eco Design - Architects & Consultants
Engineer:
G.R. Bold & Associates
Contractor:
Martin Wolhuter
Funder:
Mondi Forests
