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ABOUT US


AMKA Architects is an internationally operating consortium of eight registered professional architects from diverse nationalities, each with a specialist design skill, working in joint venture and bringing together 226 years of international experience, offering our clients a broad range of expertise.



AMKA ARCHITECTS operate globally out of 4 offices located in
Warsaw, Poland, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa, which enables us to offer our services to clients in Europe, the USA, the UK, Africa, the Middle East, and Western Asia.


We offer the following 9 main services:


  • Architectural Design

  • Interior Design

  • Local Authority Approval Documentation

  • Tender & Construction Documentation

  • Contract Administration

  • Construction Monitoring

  • Urban Planning

  • Industrial Design

  • BIM Management


OUR TEAM


Our team members are all registered with the South African
Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP)


Our consortium consists of:

Johan De Villiers

is a registered Professional Architect with 47 years of experience. He speaks English and Afrikaans.PORTFOLIO: Project Management, Housing & Apartments, Retail & Shopping Centres, Corporate, Hi-Tech & Telecommunications, Laboratories.

Thomas Ortner

is a registered Professional Architect with 35 years of experience. Thomas speaks English, German and Afrikaans.PORTFOLIO: Commercial & Offices, Corporate, Apartments, Sports Stadia, Educational facilities, Hi-Tech, Data Centres.

Isia Ortner

is a registered Professional Architect with 31 years of experience. She speaks English and Polish.PORTFOLIO: Retail, Hotel & Leasure, Regeneration, Heritage, Community Centres, State & Government.

Ngwato Kekana

is a registered Professional Architect with 11 years of experience. He speaks English and Northern Sotho.PORTFOLIO: Rail Infrastructure,
Railway Transport Terminals.

Beata Heunis

is a registered Professional Architect with 36 years of experience.
She speaks English, Polish and Afrikaans.
PORTFOLIO: Day Hospitals,
Subacute Hospitals, Pharmacies
Laboratories, Frail Care,
Rehabilitation Centers, Primary
Healthcare Clinics, Banking,
Fitness Centers, Residential.

Manus Heunis

is a registered Professional Architect with 36 years of experience. He speaks English and Afrikaans.PORTFOLIO: Acute, Psychiatric
& Specialist Hospitals, Distribution Centers, Factories, Business Parks, Parking Decks, Mixed-Use, Marine, Auditoria, Convention Centers, Urban Design, Cash in Transit Depots.

Jed Kritzinger

is a registered Professional Architect with 19 years of experience. He speaks English and Afrikaans.PORTFOLIO: Airports,
Residential & Eco Estates.

Julia Abell

is a registered Professional Architect with 19 years of experience. She speaks English.PORTFOLIO: Museums,
Schools, Residential.

OUR CLIENTS


Our most notable combined clientel include :

  • The US Department of State (CDC)

  • PHILIPS

  • SIEMENS

  • PRI STEM Global Diagnostics Sw itzerland

  • TRANSNET/ PRASA

  • Anglo American

  • Airports Company of South Africa - ACSA

  • Shoprite

  • RBA (Royal Bafokeng)

  • FIDELITY Security Group

  • LI FE Healthcare

  • Bidvest

  • NETCARE Hospital Group

  • TELKOM

  • MEDICROSS Clinic Group

  • DISCHEM Pharmacies

  • South African Bureau of Standards - SABS

  • TELKOM

  • AMPATH Laboratories

  • National Renal Care - NRC

OUR PROJECTS


Our most notable combined projects list


PROJECT NAMEDESCRIPTIONCLIENTYEAR COMPLETEDPRESENT VALUE (ZAR)VALUE (US$ / € ) ROUNDED TO NEAREST 100000
Velddrif MallNew Shopping Mall & Housing Complex.Paternoster Inc.Current110,000,000$6,859,641
Glynnwood HospitalNew 4 Storey Imaging Wing with Vascular Lab, Cath Lab, CCU, and new 402 bay parking deck.Life Healthcare GroupCurrent230,000,000$14,400,000
Telkom Studio & Innovation CentreNew Recording Studio and Innovation Centre buildingBidvestCurrent110,000,000$6,800,000
Pristem Radiology UnitsNew Radiology Units in Lapalisse, Onnet -Le Chateau, Serignan, FrancePristem Global Diagnostics SA, SwitzerlandCurrent47,300,000€2,500,000
Train Station UpgradesRefurbishments and upgrades of 11 Train StationsPRASA/Transnet2025125,000,000$7,800,000
Carstenview & Brackenview Hospitals2 New Mental Wellness Hospitals, 80 & 100 beds respectivelyLife Healthcare Group2020168,000,000$10,500,00
Gabarone West CDC Campus Security UpgradesNew blast proof safe havens for staff emergency assembliesUS Department of State/CDC202051,000,000$3,200,000
Featherwood Retirement EstateNew Estate consisting of 141 x Housing, 98 x Apartments, Community Centre, 106 Bed Frail Care.Cest La Vie2019337,000,000$21,100,000
Natalspruit Doctors & Nurses CampusLarge campus including training facilities, halls, creches and staff accommodation.GDID2018322,000,000$20,100,000
SABS GroenkloofNew clean and heavy-duty laboratories, consisting of a 13000m2 development for SABSSABS2014234,000,000$14,600,000
CTIA ExpansionNew International Terminal at Cape Town International AirportACSA & CTIA2010180,000,000$11,200,000
Royal Bafokeng Sports Stadium40 000-seater stadium for Confederations Cup, 2010 Soccer World Cup and 2013 Afcon CupRBA2010630,000,000$39,500,000
Centurion GateNew mixed used development consisting of basements, retail developments, free standing corporate offices, petrol stations, gyms etcPCN2010720,000,000$45,100,000
Telkom National Networks Operations CentreNational key point with data centres, call centre &, corporate officeTELKOM2001300,000,000$17,647,058

OUR EXPERTISE


  • COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, INDUSTRIAL

  • HEALTHCARE

  • INFRASTRUCTURE

  • INTERIOR & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

  • HOSPITALITY, RESIDENTIAL & MIXED-USE


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