Curriculum Vitae
Education
University of Pretoria - Master of Architecture (MArch)
Cum Laude
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2020
University of Pretoria - Bachelor of Architecture Honours (BArchHons)
Cum Laude
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2017
University of Pretoria - Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BScArch)
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2012-2015
Practice
BLK-SpecBoom - Group of consulting freelancers specialising in international Interior Architecture and Visualisation facilitated through LEAN Build Design and Agile methods.
Co-Founder & Design Lead: 2020 - Present
OGIKUBO, JAPAN / JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
TwentyEightZeroTwo Architects - Architecture firm specialising in large scale residential, commercial & lifestyle projects.
Professional Architect: 2024 - Present
Candidate Architect: 2021
Design Architect: 2020
Senior Architectural Technologist: 2018
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Gottsmann Architects - Architecture firm specialising in small to large scale residential and industrial projects.
Candidate Architectural Technologist: 2016
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Paragon Architects - Architecture firm specialising in large scale residential, commercial & lifestyle projects.
Student Architect: 2015
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Volunteering
Regen50 Urban Design - Urban Strategy think tank seeking to facilitate best practice and positive spatial transformation frameworks through consultation workshops.
Urban Strategist: 2020-2023
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
LEAN Building Design Afrika - A group of members passionate about collaborative, communicative design methods and practices to achieve a more adaptive, flexible and iterative workflow for the built environment across all disciplines.
Design Practitioner & Consultant: 2020-2023
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Research Workshops - Proposal developments investigating methods of achieving Urban Resilience in Africa through holistic enquiry.
Research Assistant to Dr Carin Combrinck: 2018
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Joint Community Project - Volunteer programme to participate in civic service work as a means to uplift and restore damaged systems through interventions to the built environment within disadvantaged communities.
Student Volunteer: 2013-2015, 2017
Projects (not included in showcase)
Gottsmann Architects
CHLOORKOP, SOUTH AFRICA: 2016
Industrial Development
Design proposal for master plan of multiple industrial warehouses along multiple sites. Determine accurate parking layout and ratios for greatest efficiency. Design internal layout sensitive to specialised production and
manufacturing of goods.
manufacturing of goods.
SANDTON, SOUTH AFRICA: 2016
Residential Additions & Alterations
Conducted multiple site visits to accurately document existing structure. Design proposal for alterations to existing fabric coupled with technical resolution of design. Technical drawing production and multiple design presentations. Worked closely with Firm Director as part of design and technical team.
WITKOPPEN, SOUTH AFRICA: 2016
Residential Design
Technical drawing production and design presentation. Design consultation with client to produce multiple iterations to meet client satisfaction.
BRYANSTON, SOUTH AFRICA: 2016
Residential Design
Graphic design presentation and client proposal. Design of logo and aesthetic branding for development.
Paragon Architects
CASABLANCA, MOROCCO: 2015
Worked as part of the Retail design team, assisting in the Ablution designs and spatial layouts. Assisted in small scale design changes and file fixes to various existing projects.
Teaching & Workshops
TwentyEightZeroTwo Architects - Architecture firm specialising in large scale residential, commercial & lifestyle projects.
Series of consultation workshops to facilitate the implementation of LEAN Building Design methods within design and construction processes. To enable a more collaborative, communicative, cross-disciplinary workflow with a greater focus on process and operations.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: 2021-2023
Indlu Housing - Civic Residential Development
Workshops conducted in tandem with development of urban strategies to ensure effective workflow methods that meet all strategic requirements.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2020-2021
Zutari (Prev. Aurecon) - Large-Scale Engineering Firm
Series of consultation workshops to facilitate the implementation of LEAN Building Design methods within design and construction processes.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2020
Durban Bluff - Civic Development
Consultation workshop with Royal HaskoningDVH to determine best strategies moving forward for urban re-development connecting multiple isolated sites in a way that enables social, civic cohesion.
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2020
University of Pretoria - Urban Strategies Workshops
Teaching workshop with Honours students at the University of Pretoria to facilitate the development of understanding the urban environment through a holistic framework.
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2020
University of Pretoria - Part-time Undergraduate Tutor
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: 2017-2018
External Examinations
Honours Design Review - Review Panellist - University of Pretoria
Unit for Urban Citizenship
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: JUNE 2020
Published Works
University of Pretoria Institutional Repository (UPSpace) - The Art of Urban Generativity: An analytical case study documenting the process and impact of a-formality in Mamelodi East, Gauteng.
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: NOVEMBER 2020
Awards & Prizes
Faces of the Future 2022 - Scape Magazine
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: OCTOBER 2022
Neill Powell Award - Best Postgraduate Research
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2021
Honorary Academic Colours
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2021
PIA Award - Top Design Student
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2018
Holm Jordaan Award - Highest Academic Average
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2018
Prof. Amira Osman Awards - Best Design Project
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2018
Honorary Academic Colours
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2018
Membership of Golden Key Society
BOUKUNDE, HATFIELD, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2018
Bursaries
UP Post-Graduate Research Bursary
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2019
UP Post-Graduate Renewal Bursary
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA: APRIL 2020
Affiliations
South African Council of Architectural Professionals (SACAP)
Membership Number: PrArch67451940
SOUTH AFRICA: 2024
Golden Key South Africa
Membership Number: 1••••490