The journal

Notes from
the field.

Writing on architecture, the market, and the homes that made us stop scrolling.

In progress

The first pieces are being written.

The journal covers Cape Town architecture, the R10M+ market, and what actually makes a home worth featuring. Written by Zelmarie Oosthuizen. We'd rather publish one piece worth reading than four that fill a page.

First pieces publishing soon

On the list

What we're writing next.

These are the pieces in the pipeline, not published articles. When one goes live it moves up to the top of this page.

Buying guide

What a "view corridor" actually protects, and why it changes resale value

The clause nobody reads until the neighbor pulls a building permit.

Design

The reflecting pool is back, and it's structural now, not decorative

How thermal mass turned a garden feature into an engineering line item.

Market notes

What makes a home worth featuring, and what gets turned down

Fast isn't the same as right. The filter we apply before a listing makes the page.