VAN DER MERWE MISZEWSKI ARCHITECTS Pty Ltd was founded in 1991 by Anya van der Merwe and Macio Miszewski and is located at 161 Longmarket Street, Cape Town in a Grade 1 listed building. VDMMA has completed a wide range of building types, including educational, cultural, commercial, retail, restoration & residential projects - including group housing, apartment buildings and individual residences. VDMMA has been recognised internationally, including the prestigious AR+D award hosted by Architectural Review Journal (London) - in ‘recognition of excellence in executed designs’, the World Architecture Award for the Best Building in Africa/Middle East and the Chicago Athenaeum / European Centre for Architecture Award for ‘architectural excellence’. Recently numerous awards have been received for the V&A Silo Precinct and Zeitz MOCAA Buildings which have enjoyed extensive publication internationally. VDMMA is a member of the Green Building Council of South Africa and has been involved in a variety of energy efficient design projects, most recently as lead designer for the 6 Star rated Allan Gray Headquarters (Silo 1) and the Silo 5 Building in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. We place great emphasis on the close collaboration of the professional team together with the client. A holistic approach addresses all aspects of the project, including interiors and landscaping, from commencement through to completion. The central binding philosophy of the practice concerns a shared dedication to the pursuit of excellence in design – to weld together appropriate design within carefully established financial parameters. The goal is to best interpret the unique requirements of each client, brief and site, through creativity and inventiveness, formally striving towards the creation of an architecture which suggests timeless simplicity and elegance.