Boogertman + Partners is one of Africa’s leading architectural practices. For more than four decades, Boogertman + Partners has honed an approach to architecture that delivers lasting value for clients and for the people who experience the spaces it designs.
The company’s philosophy is rooted in a distinctive human-centred, contextually responsive and sustainable approach to design, underpinned by a collaborative ethos. With a reputation for design leadership and technological innovation, it combines creativity with rigor, enabling projects that are visionary, efficient and transformative.
As a partner-led practice, Boogertman + Partners works across a wide range of sectors, including commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, retail, education, industrial, transport, infrastructure and sports and entertainment, all within mixed-use developments. This structure has all the advantages of boutique specialist teams with the capacity to collaborate at scale. Boogertman + Partners’ studios also include dedicated in-house expertise in interior design, landscape design, urban design and graphic design, offering a cohesive approach with multiple disciplines co-ordinated under one roof.
“We are guided by the principle of human-centred design,” says Boogertman + Partners Senior Director Bob van Bebber. “Put simply: we design for end users thereby contributing to built environments that are more inclusive, resilient and enduring, ultimately benefiting our clients and their users alike.”
This philosophy has shaped projects ranging from beloved national icons such as Soccer City and urban landmarks like Discovery Place and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) to exciting large-scale projects elsewhere on the continent, including the new WAICA Reinsurance Corporation West Africa Regional Office in Accra, Ghana, currently under construction, and God’s Window Skywalk, which recently broke ground in Mpumalanga. Newly announced projects include the Cape Winelands Airport, Zanaco’s new head office in Lusaka and the Bankenveld District City.
Recently completed projects include several retail developments: Groot Phesantekraal View (June 2025), Lion Pride Shopping Centre (July 2025), Lynnridge Walk (August 2025), Westown Square (March 2025), developed with MDS Architecture, Waterfall Walk (April 2025) and Sandton Gate Central (March 2026). Red Bull’s South African Headquarters (September 2025) was a prominent corporate refurbishment, and the Lowveld Eye Institute in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, stood out among its healthcare projects.
The efficiency of many of its projects is enhanced through a fully digital workflow, with 100% cloud-based coordination enabling seamless collaboration across disciplines and locations.
Sustainability is a cornerstone of the company’s practice. As a Gold Founding Member of the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), it actively champion environmentally conscious design. Its projects consistently meet globally recognised sustainability standards, including Green Star, LEED, and EDGE certifications.
Through the Future Studio programme, it nurtures the next generation of African designers by offering bursaries, internships, job-shadowing and skills development opportunities. In East Africa, the company recently sponsored two architecture students to attend a design-tech entrepreneurship programme at Ubunifu College in Nairobi, the second of which recently launched.
Boogertman + Partners brings the same commitment and care to every project it designs. Above all, the company is guided by a belief in architecture as a force for good – materialising tomorrow through spaces that uplift, connect and endure.