Customs House was designed by architects of the National
Department of Public Works in Pretoria in the late 1960’s and was built on the sea side of the
highway. Its development was in violation of the intentions of the Cape Town
Foreshore plan which intended to have no tall buildings built beyond the
highway.
The material use and façade
modulation shows affinity to the expression of the stark bureaucratic character of the building. The
domed hall with its glass facades, wooden panelling, mosaics and artwork inside
is a rare space in Cape Town.
Join OHA for a lunch time tour of Customs House.
Poster image by David Southwood
Click below for:
"Modernism under siege" by Heinrich Wolff, Art SA
TIME
12:30 – 13:30
FEE
R55
Students free (booking essential)
CPD
The event carries 0.3 Category one CPD points
Please send your SACAP no. with your proof of payment.
BOOKINGS
By payment to:
Open House Architecture cc
Nebank
Acc No: 123 21 35380
Branch code: 123 209
Ref: your name + 2901
Email proof of payment to tours@oharchitecture.com
Bookings essential
Spaces are limited
Transport not provided
MEET
Heerengracht St,
Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001
At the entrance off FW De Klerk Avenue
