Of
God
and
Nature
LIN
meets up with architect Sanderine Bierman at Bobby Jo’s Café, for coffee and a chat. It’s her birthday and it’s hard to keep a conversation going, as every second passer-by stops at our table to congratulate her. This spontaneous daughter of local and much loved Dr Bierman is steadily making a name in architectural circles, not just in Namibia but in South Africa as well. She has the gift of grasping the essence of a client’s needs and transferring those needs visually to that particular client’s lifestyle. Her talent extends not only to the creation of individual spaces like homes, but public spaces are also transformed with personal style under her hand. The recently finished Swakopmund Luxury Suites is one such example. The client wanted to refurbish an old ’80s style building, with limited dark space, into luxury suites.
The environment was an important factor to consider in the design of House Hugo.
“Working closely with the clients gave me a good understanding of their style, and I worked from that platform. I wanted to create a soft and minimalistic theme, not too cold, and it was important to stay true to the structure.”
Sanderine’s décor choices for her client, Swakopmund Luxury Suites, were based on “soft minimalism” and creating sensual contrasts through combinations of textures like glass, concrete, wood and steel.
ISSUE 02 P 46