FOR ALL THE FUN André Krige and Theo Kruger so obviously have with their projects, they’re pragmatists at heart. Take Uxolo as an example. Since its completion in 2021, the building’s unique tapestry-inspired brickwork and bubblegum-pink balconies have been catnip to content creators, yet Andre says their goal wasn’t to create Instagrammable architecture.
“One of the worst things about our job is that we demolish a hell of a lot of buildings, and we hate it,” he explains. “Our fundamental principle is to design buildings intended to stand for more than athe environmental impact is drastically larger. We say, let’s rather create architecture that’s not boring and won’t make people want to break it down five years from now.”
