→ SOCIAL IMPACT ARCHITECTURE
The MAAK is an award- winning spatial practice based in Cape Town, South Africa with a focus on ’social impact architecture’. We specialise in community/ cultural/ public-orientated projects.
We work closely with a range of ambitious private clients, NGO’s, governments, institutions, philanthropists and CSI grants to realise architecture that is urgent, impactful and fun.
Get in touch to work with The MAAK HERE
Explore our project archive HERE
Project: New Rest Valley Creche (2024)
Use: Early Childhood Development Centre (ECD)
Location: New Rest Valley, Riebeek Kastell
→ INSTITUTIONAL MINDSET
The MAAK is an institutional-minded architecture studio that wants to work on the most impactful community/ public projects in the world.
Globally, our work is focused on building innovative social and civic infrastructure. From working in affluent city centres to under-resourced communities, we are passionate about delivering noteworthy projects to the people that need them the most.
Get in touch to work with The MAAK HERE
Project: Ulwazi Community Curtain (2018)
Use: Community Centre/ Performing Arts
Location: Nyanga, Cape Town
“The less we engage in the social issues of our time, the more we breed a public apathy towards architecture and in turn dilute the urgency of our craft” The MAAK
→ FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH
The MAAK is underpinned by a deep interest in materials and process. Spanning across educational, experimental and conventional modes of making, our diverse body of work blurs the boundaries of traditional architectural production.
Each project is embraced as fertile testing ground to explore new possibilities and unique architectural narratives. Our project archive reflects on our ambition to continually produce provocative future-thinking work and long-term impact for the practice, our clients and the world.
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Project: Follies in the Veld (2019)
Material use: Tetra-Pak
Location: Langa, Cape Town
→ RESEARCH & CONSULTING
The MAAK helps organisations through tailor-made research, community consultation, and publications.
As a pre-cursor to projects or
as once-off investigations, our in-depth engagement covers everything from ‘material studies’ and ‘collaborative pedagogy’ to ‘brief-making’ and ‘community engagement’.
Get in touch to work with The MAAK HERE
Explore our project archive HERE
Sambreel_ community engagement workshop (2019)
Sambreel_ community engagement workshop feedback example (2019)
Sambreel_ community engagement workshop data (2019)
Project: Sambreel community park (2019)
Client: City of Cape Town (Gov)
Location: Kraaifontein, Cape Town
“By investing in buildings, we are investing in people.” The MAAK
