ABOUT US
ABOUT US
Our Philosophy
Innovation, conservation, and longevity are the guiding principles at Brink Stokes Mkhize.
We are here to serve, and we take great pride in our attention to detail and professional standards. We design with integrity and an unrelenting focus on the client’s needs. Our aim is to interpret a client’s brief and to create design solutions that exceed expectations. We design residential, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, and institutional buildings, as well as associated landscapes and green projects. We acknowledge the necessity for participation with local communities in the design and construction process and we are well versed in negotiating these sensitive interactions.
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ABOUT US
Our Services
Brink Stokes Mkhize offers a full range of architectural, landscape and environmental solutions. We provide a full design, detail development and monitoring service. This includes statutory approvals, quality control and contract administration.
We enjoy intense collaboration with our clients. We listen to their needs and translate their vision into beautiful architecture and landscapes. BSM architects and landscape architects enjoy expressing their designs through a range of multi-media technologies including sketches, models, and illustrations.
We engage with a range of capable disciplines including town and environmental planners, engineers, interior designers, and reputable building contractors.
We specialize in creating harmony between buildings and landscapes. We promote the use of passive building design and green technologies in the creation of comfortable and functional buildings. In the residential market, we provide a design service for new homes, as well as repurposed buildings and historic restorations.
Some of our preferred suppliers and partners include Stiles Tile Retailer, Paintsmiths George, Weylandts, Zutari Engineers, Ruwacon Construction, Group 5, WBHO, Hilland Environmental, DeSteyl Joiners.
ABOUT US
The Company
Brink Stokes Mkhize is a multi-disciplinary team of architects and landscape architects founded in 1977. We have completed over 300 projects, in eight countries and established ourselves as an architectural authority in the Western Cape. With over four decades of experience, we have a superior understanding of the local climate, and how materials perform in this environment.
BSM are a highly service-orientated company, with a reputation for design excellence and reliability.
We are firm believers in good quality craftsmanship and seek to work with skilled craftsmen, who can help us to realize the beautiful and functional details of our designs.
We take inspiration from nature and enjoy designs which echo the beauty of nature. We are passionate about incorporating sustainable principles into the spaces we design.
We believe firmly that the materials used in a building affect its structure and durability. Our company has extensive experience working with a broad range of local materials.
Our architects apply the principles of geometry to create a relationship between the inside and outside of a building.
We are members of the South African Institute of Architects, the Cape Institute for Architecture, the South African Council for Architectural Professionals, the Institute of Landscape Architects, the South African Council for Landscape Architectural Professionals, and the Green Building Council of Southern Africa.


ABOUT US
The Approach
Every project we work on is completely unique. We pride ourselves on responding to a client’s needs and tailoring each design to the project’s distinct budget, requirements, and environment. We employ a collaborative, innovative, fast, and efficient approach to the design process. We try new approaches and technologies.
In addition, we offer a personal and hands-on service and employ a variety of techniques to help our clients visualize the project. BSM pays attention to detail and utilizes an environmentally friendly ‘tread lightly’ approach. Above all, we create beautiful spaces and places.
ABOUT US
The Place
Our residential commercial, healthcare, civic, educational and landscape projects are currently based along the Garden Route and in Cape Town, South Africa. Our local practice extends from Plettenberg Bay to Still Bay and into the Klein Karoo. We also serve clients in India and the United Arab Emirates.

The Directors

Brian Stokes
Architect and Landscape Architect
B Arch (Cum Laude) (Pret), Pr Arch, MIArch, CIA, RIBA + Pr LArch (ML) (Pret), ILASA

Koos Marais
Architect
B Arch (Pta), Pr Arch. MIArch, NCIA

Francois Engelbrecht
Architect
B Arch (Pta), Pr Arch, CIA
Architect and landscape architect Brian Stokes has four decades of design under his belt. He has a natural talent for interpreting a client’s needs and making the impossible possible. He prides himself on his ability to craft old-school, hand-drawn concept sketches on butcher paper. Brian particularly enjoys organic designs which echo the beauty of nature: “I’ve always tended to fragment my buildings. Nature is fragmented, complex and organic. Creating a space that mimics this aesthetic, allows it to remain in harmony with the natural world.”
OUR OFFICES
GEORGE OFFICE
Architect and Landscape Architect:
Brian Stokes
Landscape Architect:
Liesel Stokes
Architectural Technologists:
Victor Kurtz
Johneth Losch
Administrative Staff:
Elzanne Kurtz
Naomi Verster
Georgina Lee
SOMERSET WEST OFFICE
Architects:
Koos Marais
Francois Engelbrecht
Candidate Architect:
Maroné Badenhorst
Architectural Technologists:
Niel Barnard
Danie Nel
Rudie Pentz
