Veld Architects

Veld Architects Award-winning architects in SA, specialising in exclusive, contemporary & sustainable designs. Architectural consultancy based in Lanseria, Johannesburg.
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Voting link: https://form.jotform.com/241711351075044 Our expertise lies in the design of exclusive contemporary residences and selective projects.

A home isn't just a collection of rooms.It's where you gather, connect, retreat, recharge and feel like yourself.And arc...
10/09/2026

A home isn't just a collection of rooms.

It's where you gather, connect, retreat, recharge and feel like yourself.

And architecture can influence all of those experiences.

A living space that feels cramped, chaotic or disconnected can create subtle stress.
This is where hominess becomes important.

In neuro-aesthetic research, hominess describes that feeling of being somewhere familiar, comfortable and safe. It's not about a particular decorating style. It's about how a space makes you feel.

At Veld Architects, we design spaces that support connection, comfort and wellbeing as much as they support everyday life.

Learn more about neuro-architecture here:
https://shorturl.at/iwo2h

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We had a debate in the studio this week: whether a beautiful room is enough, or whether it needs to do more than that.At...
05/09/2026

We had a debate in the studio this week: whether a beautiful room is enough, or whether it needs to do more than that.
At this year's symposium on architecture and the body, Nuria, who organized the week, said something that stuck with us: the body takes in a room through breath, skin and eyes, before the thinking mind has caught up.
That question, does the beauty hold up under how it makes you feel in your body, is now part of how we interrogate and design going forward.





At Veld, architecture is not only about form. We design spaces that restore the people who use them and the land they si...
04/09/2026

At Veld, architecture is not only about form. We design spaces that restore the people who use them and the land they sit on, and every intern who joins us becomes part of that work.

We are a small studio, which means real involvement. We look for people who are enthusiastic about the work and about learning, and who bring more than one dimension to the studio. Architecture asks for many kinds of thinking, and we value people who notice how a space feels, who work well with others, and who are still building their technical skills but already think about the person their design is for.

We are excited to meet the future faces of architecture, and to see what you will bring to ours.

Please note that the applications have been extended to the 4th October 2026.
Use the link in our stories to access the google form.

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nWe often think of sleep as something that happens when we close our eyes.But your brain doesn't simply switch off when ...
03/09/2026

nWe often think of sleep as something that happens when we close our eyes.
But your brain doesn't simply switch off when the lights go out.

Your bedroom is sending signals to your nervous system right up until you fall asleep.

Too much artificial light. Outside noise. Uncomfortable temperatures. Poor ventilation. Cluttered or confusing surroundings and even the absence of natural cues...

A healing bedroom, however, takes these things seriously.

At Veld Architects, we design homes with the whole experience of living in mind.

Learn more about neuro-architecture here:
https://shorturl.at/iwo2h

Join the VELD Lifestyle.

Make your next design a VELD design.

What if your home could help you switch off after another exhausting day?A cluttered layout, harsh lighting, poor acoust...
24/08/2026

What if your home could help you switch off after another exhausting day?

A cluttered layout, harsh lighting, poor acoustics, uncomfortable temperatures, lack of privacy and no connection to nature can all create subtle sensory demands that we may barely notice consciously.

But sadly, all of the above won't help you switch off at all.

What will?

Natural daylight, views of greenery, warm natural materials, soft lighting, quiet spaces and intuitive layouts can help create that elusive feeling of hominess and safety.

Your home shouldn't just shelter you.

It should restore you.

At Veld Architects, we design homes around the people who live in them, considering how space, light, materials, sound, nature and movement can work together to support wellbeing.

Learn more about neuro-architecture here:
https://shorturl.at/iwo2h

Join the VELD Lifestyle.
Make your next design a VELD design.

What if the space around you is stressing you out?We tend to think of stress as something caused by deadlines, traffic, ...
24/08/2026

What if the space around you is stressing you out?

We tend to think of stress as something caused by deadlines, traffic, bad news and difficult people. But what if the spaces surrounding us every day are quietly adding to the load?

Poor lighting. Noise. Confusing layouts. Harsh façades. Lack of nature. Bad acoustics. Even the way a building looks can influence how our brains respond to it.

And because we spend more than 90% of our time indoors, perhaps it's time we started asking a different question about architecture:
Does this building simply look beautiful – or does it actually make us feel better?

Discover the science behind healing architecture, neuro-architecture and designing spaces that support the nervous system.

Read the full article and discover why beautiful buildings don't necessarily heal us here: https://shorturl.at/iwo2h

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14/08/2026

For the last two years we have been quietly rethinking everything about how we work. It started with a simple, uncomfortable question: does this space actually improve someone’s life?

Turns out that question doesn’t have a quick answer, and it took us somewhere we didn’t expect; into research on stress and the nervous system, into how a body responds to a room before the mind even notices, and into how a space can support a community or the environment around it, not just the person standing in it.

Right now we’re going deeper into the research and building our case studies, grounding what we do in human centered design and environmental stewardship instead of just instinct.

But today we simply wanted to say: Veld is a healing architecture studio.

Designed to frame the wild, never compete with it.Join the VELD Lifestyle.Make your next design, a VELD design.Read more...
13/08/2026

Designed to frame the wild, never compete with it.

Join the VELD Lifestyle.
Make your next design, a VELD design.

Read more on VELD’s website: www.veldarchitects.co.za

A learning space shaped by the rhythm of the savannah.Join the VELD Lifestyle.Make your next design, a VELD design.Read ...
08/08/2026

A learning space shaped by the rhythm of the savannah.

Join the VELD Lifestyle.
Make your next design, a VELD design.

Read more on VELD’s website: www.veldarchitects.co.za

Where simplicity feels luxurious.Join the VELD Lifestyle.Make your next design, a VELD design.Read more on VELD’s websit...
07/08/2026

Where simplicity feels luxurious.

Join the VELD Lifestyle.
Make your next design, a VELD design.

Read more on VELD’s website: www.veldarchitects.co.za

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Randburg
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