AT A GLANCE
THE ARCHITECT: Pieter Mathews (pictured).
THE CLIENTS: Janéne and Johan Kleu, their children, Anrich, 7, Lisa, 6, and Wian, 4, and their Boston Terrier, Coco.
THE BRIEF: A modern home for a young family with small children. The design had to be functional, with no wasted space.
THE HOUSE: A double-storey four-bedroom house with an open-plan living area that opens up to the garden.
Although Pieter Mathews of Mathews & Associates Architects is known for commercial architecture such as bridges and stations, his diverse portfolio also includes high-end residential properties; more specifically a number of houses at Southdowns Residential Estate in Centurion, where the Kleu family lives. “I enjoy developing a local aesthetic and architectural vernacular, instead of simply copying European design,” he says. Pieter also likes…
