nonCrete block being sliced to reveal wood chip – Cape Town 2020
Sample blocks used for compression testing as part of quality control – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of the ribbon mixer in action – Cape Town 2020
Purpose built ribbon mixer – Cape Town, 2020
Invasive wood chip aggregate ready to be added to binder – Cape Town, 2020
Invasive wood chips and low cement binder ready for mixing – Cape Town, 2020
Quality controller with test sample – Cape Town, 2020
Sample of wet nonCrete – Cape Town, 2020
A stand of alien invasive plants – Mpumalanga, 2017
Workers removing invasive plants from infested area – Mpumalanga, 2017
Concept sketch, affordable social housing – 2020 (credit: nonCrete and BRG)
Gender-neutral jobs on the construction site – South Africa 2020
Texture detail of wall after removal of woven formwork – Cape Town 2020
Window detail, finished – Skukuza 2018
Pre-cast nonCrete wall panels – South Africa 2019
Casting of pre-cast nonCrete wall panels – South Africa 2018
Detail of floor finish during sealing process – Cape Town 2021
On-site casting of pre-manufactured window frame – Cape Town 2020
Celebrating a successful wall casting and finish – Cape Town 2019
Hand-casting nonCrete, Cape Town 2019
Hand-casting nonCrete, Cape Town 2019
Hand-casting of void-blocks – Knysna 2018
Hand casting into formwork, first floor – Garden Route 2019
Placing of formwork prior to hand-casting of wall – Limpopo, 2018
Localized, labor-intensive job creation and low-tech construction – South Africa, 2019
Cross section illustration of multi-level structure including funicular floor and barrel vault roof – Cape Town, BRG ETH Zurich
Infographic interpreting a labor intensive construction process using geometry-based design and low-tech construction principles – Skukuza, Cape Town, BRG ETH Zurich
Sketches emanating from a co-design workshop, Tshwane, 2019
Co-design workshop in progress, re-imagining and upgrading informal settlements, Cape Town 2015
Co-design workshop in Mshini Wam, Cape Town – 2017
Info-graphic illustrating construction sequence of funicular floor and ClickBrick vault – Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – 2021 Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating the ClickBrick barrel vault and funicular floor building systems – Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – 2021 Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Detail of installation demonstrating the nonCrete/ClickBrick barrel vault building system – Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – 2021 Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Detail of installation demonstrating the nonCrete/ClickBrick barrel vault building system – Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – 2021 Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Freshly cast nonCrete ClickBrick with mould – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of freshly cast nonCrete ClickBrick – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of freshly cast nonCrete ClickBrick – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of freshly cast nonCrete ClickBrick – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of freshly cast nonCrete ClickBrick – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of freshly cast nonCrete ClickBrick – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of nonCrete ClickBrick being removed from mould – Cape Town, 2021
nonCrete ClickBrick being removed from mould – Cape Town, 2021
Manufacture of the flexible polyurethane ClickBrick mould – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of nonCrete setting in ClickBrick mould – Cape Town, 2021
Detail of nonCrete being poured into CLickBrick mould – Cape Town, 2021
Experimental casting using woven basket – Cape Town, 2020
Stripping of reed formwork from funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of test casting reveals imprint of woven formwork – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of imprint left by woven formwork – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of imprint left by woven formwork in cast funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
Test casting using basket and nonCrete – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of relief pattern left by woven formwork – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of woven formwork being stripped – Cape Town, 2020
Woven mats – Cape Town, 2020
Render of the Kruger National Park “Tree House” Eco-lodge – Skukuza 2021
Contour site model, Kruger National Park, 2021
Contour site model, Kruger National Park, 2021
Contour site model, Kruger National Park, 2021
Detail models interpreting the funicualr floor and barrel vault, Cape Town, 2019
Detail models interpreting the funicualr floor and barrel vault, Cape Town, 2019
Detail model of low-carbon demonstrator model – Venice Architectural Biennale, 2020
Detail models interpreting the funicualr floor and barrel vault, Cape Town, 2019
Force-flow diagram, barrel vault, funicular floor, shear walls, structural building system – BRG ETH Zurich 2020
Construction sequence of the “Tree-House” Eco-Lodge, structural detail of shear walls et al,
Infographic interpreting a labor intensive construction process using geometry-based design and low-tech construction principles – Skukuza, Cape Town, BRG ETH Zurich
Weaving traditional fish trap – Mozambique, 2017
Fisherman with traditional fish trap – Mozambique, 2017
Comparison between conventional concrete slab and steel-free arched funicular floor – BRG Zurich, 2020
Detail of model showing the construction sequence for building the funicular floor and ClickBrick vaulted arch – Cape Town, 2020
Model showing the construction sequence for building the funicular floor and ClickBrick vaulted arch – Cape Town, 2020
Model showing the construction sequence for building the funicular floor and ClickBrick vaulted arch – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of the 1:2 scale funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
Detail of woven formwork imprint in the 1:2 funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
Reed formwork being stripped from the 1:2 scale funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
Under side detail of the 1:2 scale funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020scale
1:2 scale funicular floor test cast using nonCrete – Cape Town, 2020
Stripping the formwork on the 1:2 scale funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
Preparing the reed formwork for the 1:2 scale funicular floor – Cape Town, 2020
View of formwork on the 1:2 scale funicular floor – Cape Town,2020
Palette of materials for the construction of funicaular floor formwork – Cape Town, 2020
Palette of materials for the construction of funicaular floor formwork – Cape Town, 2020
Traditionally woven grass mat to be used for formwork in the casting of funicular floor – Malawi, 2020
Weaving detail on traditional fish trap – Cape Town, 2020
Traditional fish trap – Cape Town, 2020
Exploded view illustrating the construction of the arched funicular floor – Cape Town, BRG Zurich, 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Installation demonstrating nonCrete low-carbon construction, optimized geometry-based design, Palazzo Mora Exhibition Time, Space, Existence – Venice Architectural Biennial 2021
Restorative by design – an example of how the clearing of invasive plants can be utilised to build safer, more dignified housing while restoring natural ecosystems while providing gender-neutral work opportunities in the process.
