INDUSTRY NEWS                                           Designing Ways Digital issue 301 out now! Featuring House 117 Toronto • House 117 brings together strong material choices, thoughtful spatial organisation, and a high attention to detail across both interior and exterior design. Set within its quiet streetscape, the home is defined by its clean lines, deep-set windows, and meticulously composed brickwork. Each grey brick is twice the length of a standard unit, giving the façade a distinctive, elongated rhythm. At the base of the large brick volume, the bricks rotate to a vertical orientation, shifting the texture and subtly emphasising the elevated floor plan. The recessed windows, edged with precise metal detailing, reinforce the building’s deliberate simplicity. A restrained material palette, used consistently inside and out, establishes a sense of continuity, most notably through the use of black metal plates that appear throughout the exterior detailing and reappear as the sculptural guard of the central stair...   Week 19 • Friday, 08 May 2026                                   Established  in 1989 by members of the kitchen industry, the Kitchen Specialists Association is a non-profit company managed by regional committees in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape and overseen by a national committee. The Gauteng Institute for Architecture is one of the oldest architectural organizations in South Africa, founded in 1900 as the Transvaal Institute of Architects.  We are a voluntary association affiliated to the South African Institute of Architects and endorsed by the South African Council for the Architectural Profession. Our Mission: To serve our members’ interests, promote a better built environment and a greater awareness of Architecture. The IID is the only professional body representing the Interior Design industry in South Africa. Serving the needs of registered, practicing interior architecture, interior design and interior decorating professionals as well as education institutions and suppliers that provide services to the interior design industry. Industry Partners               Week 19 • Friday, 08 May 2026