Spanish Houses of Southern Africa — Hein Wicht

Spanish Houses of Southern Africa HeinWicht

Howard Timmins (Cape Town), Hardcover with dust jacket, 82 pages (1st Edition and Signed by Author)

Nonfiction Architecture / Regional Design / Mid-20th-Century Homes

Hein Wichts Spanish Houses of Southern Africa explores the rare yet striking adoption of Spanish Colonial-style architecture across South Africa and neighboring nations during the 1960s. With 82 pages of text supported by numerous photographs, floor plans, and sketches, the book highlights the Mediterranean-inspired featuresstucco façades, red-tiled roofs, arched openingsthat proved well-suited to Southern climates. The limited-edition first printing, often signed and numbered (1,000 copies), offers insight into regional architectural experimentation amid post-war modernism, blending stylistic elegance with pragmatic local adaptations.