Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		House Lofstedt Parkwood, Johannesburg, Gauteng Michael Kenneth SCHOLES: Design Architect MICHAEL SCHOLES and ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS : Architect

Date: 1980 Type: Homestead Status: Extant Street: Dudley Road   Click to view large map Coordinates: 26°09'11.33" S 28°02'10.28" E Alt: 1663m

See more photographs IN SEARCH OF THE VERNACULAR - A RAILWAY CARRIAGE OR A HOTDOG House Lofstedt is situated on a linear site in one of the older suburbs of Johannesburg. The house explores the reinterpretation of the Transvaal vernacular house using corrugated iron and brick, within the confines of a linear plan. A corrugated iron barrel vault roof is sandwiched between two articulated parallel walls, establishing a strong linear form. Detached gables define the hierarchy of the house. The free flowing plan, reminiscent of a railway carriage is penetrated with cross-axes, which connect the inside spaces to the external garden and courtyard. Click here to view a brochure. (2.1 MB)