Karlien Thomashoff

Y+K ARCHITECTS / THOMASHOFF & PARTNER ARCHITECTS / WITOPWIT [WOW]

While you were still running through sprinklers haasbek*, Karlien Thomashoff already qualified as an architect, worked locally and overseas, got chosen as a finalist for further studies in Rome and registered as a professional architect, all by 1998.

She’s a member of DOCOMOMO and, although preserving the historic built environment is her thing, there is nothing yesteryear about this lady. Take conservation, add a dash of innovation and BOOM! We’ve got sustainability. Karlien has been a key member on project teams chosen as finalists in significant local design competitions and is regarded as a specialist in product design, refurbishments, furniture design, retail interiors, sports facilities and restoration. Since 2005 she has been a partner in three leading companies with diverse objectives, and in 2006 her practice, in association with Matthews and Associates, was awarded a national Award of Merit by SAIA for the Diamond Hill Toll Plaza. Just last year, she was nominated for the Absolut VISI Designer of the Year Awards.