MASHABANE ROSE AND ASSOCIATES CC (MRA) WAS FORMED IN JOHANNESBURG IN 1995AND IS A DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO THAT WAS INITIATED BY PHILL MASHABANE AND SOON JOINED BY JEREMY ROSE WHO SINCE PASSED ON. THE PRACTICE ON ITS EXTENT BOASTS REGISTERED ARCHITECTS AND ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS. THE PRACTICE ATTRACTS A BODY OF TALENTED QUALIFIED ARCHITECTS WHO FORM THE CORE OF THE PRACTICE WITH EXCELLENT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
MANY VOICES + ONE VISION = TOTAL ARCHITECTURE
WE HELP OUR CLIENTS REALISE THEIR AMBITIONS THROUGH ARCHITECTURE THAT’S GROUNDED IN PEOPLE, THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS, APPLYING OUR INTERGRATED EXPERTISE TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL IN EVERY PROJECT.
BY DEFAULT OUR WORK HAS FOCUSED ON PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECTS (SUCH AS THE APARTHEID MUSEUM, HECTOR PIETERSON MEMORIAL MUSEUM, ROBBEN ISLAND MILLENIUM MUSEUM, LILIESLEAF LEGACY PROJECT, MANDELA HOUSE MUSEUM, ORIGINS CENTRE, FREEDOM PARK. , MARITIME MUSEUM & DINOSAUR INTERPRETIVE CENTRE (WINNERS OF THE AFRICAN PROPERTY AWARDS AND ARABIAN PROPERTY AWARES 2019-2020).
WE LOVE DOING PUBLC ARCHITECTURE AS THEY PRESENT HISTORY AND FUN AND THEY REMAIN DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER. THE COLLECTION, THE CONTENT IS DIFFERENT AND THE CONTEXT IS DIFFERENT, BUT IT’S A PUBLIC SPACE OF COMING TOGETHER FOR MEMORY AND LEARNING. THE VISITOR DOES NOT ONLY WANT TO EXPERIENCE THE CONTENT, BUT THE SPACIAL ARRANGEMENT AND THE ARCHITECTURE INCLUDING THE EXTERIOR SPACES.
OUR APPROACH IS TO DESIGN FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK THAT ENCOMPASSES THE IMMEDIATE DESIRED EFFECT WITH POSSIBLE FUTURE MINIMAL ALTERATIONS FOR NEW LEASE OF LIFE,
OUR ARCHITECTURE RECOGNISES REFINEMENTS, VARIATIONS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PURE GEOMETRY, OPEN SPACES AND AN EMPHASIS ON LIGHT.
IT IS ALSO GRATIFYING BECAUSE THEY PRESENT A TIMELESS QUALITY. THEY JUST WEATHER THE TIME OF THEIR EXISTENCE, AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THE QUALITY OF THE HUMAN – SCALE EXPERIENCE. IT IS THAT SPACIAL EXPERIENCE THAT DEFINES WHAT ARCHITECTURE IS ABOUT.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN DEVELOPING PEOPLE CENTRED PRECINTS INCLUDING COMMERCIAL (URBAN PALIMPSEST – OLD – NEW – GREEN), TREVENNA, RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION ARCHITECTURE (BRT), HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DESTINATIONS, DESIGNING EXHIBITIONS, DEVELOPING CONTENT. WE ALSO HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN URBAN & PRECINCT DESIGN.
WE ALSO PROVIDE CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE CONSULTANCY, WHICH INCLUDES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTOF HERITAGE POLICIES, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. WE PROVIDE SERVICES FOR HERITAGE APPLICATIONS TO THE RELEVANT HERITAGE AUTHORITIES WITH A HANDS-ON MANAGEMENT OF MANY ASPECTS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN HERITAGE RESOURCES ACT.
SEVERAL OF OUR INTERVENTIONS HAVE BEEN AWARDED FIRST PLACE IN COMPETITIONS FOR NOTABLE INSTITUTIONAL SCHEMES INCLUDING THE ROBBEN ISLAND MUSEUM (WHICH WE WERE AWARDED FIRST PLACE OUT OF A RANGE OF 250 INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS) AS WELL AS THE OPRAH WINFREY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (COMPLETED IN 2007), THE NEW ARTS CENTRE FOR UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG (COMPLETED IN 2005) AND THE LILIESLEAF LEGACY PROJECT (COMPLETED IN 2008)
FREEDOM PARK AND LILIESLEAF HAVE BOTH BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL AWARDS IN BARCELONA IN 2009.
MASHABANE ROSE AND ASSOCIATES ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECTS, SUCH AS HIV/ AIDS CLINICS. THE CONTEXT RANGES FROM URBAN SCHEMES WITH NATIONAL CHARACTER, AS WELL AS RURAL SCHEMES, IN SOUTH AFRICA AS WELL AS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
THESE SUBSTANTIAL PROJECTS OFTEN COMPRISE LARGE TEAMS OF SPECIALISTS: RESEARCHERS, FILM MAKERS, DESIGNERS, EDUCATION SPECIALISTS AND GRAPHIC ARTISTS WHO COLLECTIVELY FORMULATE THE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY WITH THE ARCHITECT AND EXHIBIT DESIGNER. CURATORIAL INPUT ASSISTS THE ARCHITECT WITH GUIDING THE COORDINATION OF COMPLEX DESIGN PROCESSES. THIS COLLABORATION STRIVES TO ELEVATE THE COHERENT EXPERIENTIAL QUALITIES AS A RESULT OF AN INTEGRATED, POWERFUL STORYLINE AND CLEAR ARCHITECTURAL NARRATIVE.
URBAN DESIGNERS
MUSEUM, STORYLINE AND EXHIBIT DESIGNERS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
HERITAGE AND CONSERVATION ARCHITECTS AND CONSULTANCY
ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION
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