The office integrates the disciplines of architecture, urban design, regional and environmental planning, landscape architecture and the environmental sciences as one single functional entity with its focus on promoting and achieving the principle of sustainable development.
One of the founding objectives of DMP is to apply sustainable development principles to all spheres of our activities and to ensure practical results that help eradicate poverty and inequality, while protecting the integrity of the environment. We view each project as part of a greater system where support may be required on various scales ranging from the international sphere to site specific level. To give practical effect to this principle, DMP has developed a groundbreaking initiative, known as a “Sustainable Development Initiative (SDI)”. This initiative is based on the premise that a developer, in partnership with local authorities and communities, undertakes to promote integrated socio-economic development and environmental rehabilitation projects using the property development component as the primary economic driver to achieve this. Dennis Moss Partnership has committed itself to giving effect to the aims of the Earth Charter in a spirit of partnership through all projects undertaken and by encouraging its clients to adopt, work and live by the principles and credo of the Charter. We are also a member of the Green Building Council of South Africa. This approach, together with our diverse and collective knowledge spanning almost three decades, has given rise to the appointment of the office by numerous international and national clients. Projects range from complex integrated development planning strategies to award-winning residential estates, commercial & mixed-use developments, golf estates, hotels & office parks.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dennis Moss
Following on 12 years working in the fields of consulting civil and structural engineering, Dennis founded the practice in 1983 with the specific objective to integrate the disciplines of urban, regional and environmental planning, urban design, architecture and landscape architecture. Under his leadership the practice has played a leading role in the provision of integrated planning and design services on the international, national, provincial, district and local levels. Undertook post graduate programme in urban design at Stellenbosch University 1984-86. Gys de Klerk
Gys is the CEO of Dennis Moss Partnership. He began his career at the Municipality of Stellenbosch where he went on to become chief urban and regional planner. He joined DMP in 1985 and became actively involved in a variety of planning and multi-disciplinary projects such as resort developments, housing projects and numerous regional and urban planning initiatives. Gys has overseen project management and co-ordination of many of the major projects that the firm has been involved in, especially assisting with the programming and feasibility studies. B.Econ M(URP) Stellenbosch University
Jeff Lackay
Jeff joined DMP in 1989 and has been involved on various projects, ranging from commercial, offices, restorations of historic buildings, resort developments , golf estates, retail centers and numerous housing developments. He has been actively involved with housing, economic development & urban design for the lower income settelements. A number of his developments have won local and national awards for design excellence. Pr. Arch.T. Cape Town University of Technology
SW van der Merwe
SW has been with Dennis Moss Partnership since 1998. He oversees the environmental planning department and all the required integrated environmental planning, management and assessment projects. He was previously Manager for the Cape Nature Conservation for 20 years, of which 13 were as Manager of the Cederberg Wilderness Area and has over 30 years of experience and knowledge in environmental planning & management. Pr Sci Nat, NHD (Nature Conservation)
Martina Le Roux-Cloete
Martina has been involved in a vast scope of work. She has a wide range of experience from strategic planning to detailed building projects. Examples of her works include the award-winning WWF South African Wildlife College, Welgevonden Residential Estate, ASARA Wine Estate & Hotel, Le Clémence Retirement Village, Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate and the ABSA bank building on Plein Street in Stellenbosch. Pr Arch, BAS, B Arch (University of Cape Town), MIArch, CIA
Jaco Niemann
Jaco joined DMP in 2003 after running his private practice in Tzaneen for 24 years. He has extensive experience in designing various commercial projects, hospitals and educational facilities. Retail and commercial projects for DMP include Amalinda Shopping Centre, De WagenWeg Office Park, De Jonker Convenience Center, the refurbishment of the PG Bison Industrial buildings and the L’Hermitage boutique hotel in Franschhoek. Pr Arch. B.Arch (UFS) M.I.A Arch (SA)
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DMPMEDIA
The firm also works in collaberation with a DMPMedia design studio that specialises in highly creative, result-oriented visual solutions for the property development and architectural industries. Although our emphasis is on architecture and urban design visualisation, our skills and portfolio cover a wide spectrum of design work that includes graphic design, corporate identity, branding, print media, digital media, web design, copywriting and consultancy.
