Hours Clear Architects is a Cape Town-based architecture practice with a passion for spaces that feel as good as they look.

We work across residential, hospitality, and retail — designing private homes, apartment buildings, and restaurants for clients who care deeply about their environment. Our work is warm and sculptural: grounded in honest materials, shaped by light, and always responsive to the people and places it's built for. No two projects look the same, but all of them feel like Hours Clear.

We believe great design doesn't have to cost the earth. Our strength lies in finding beauty within a budget — creating spaces that feel considered and luxurious without unnecessary excess. This disciplined approach to design is matched by an equally rigorous approach to delivery. We manage every project through to completion, administering the JBCC construction contract and maintaining tight internal systems that keep things on time, on budget, and on brief.

From the first sketch to the final handover, we're with you every step of the way.

Annemie van den Heever
Principal Architect

Annemie has a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Pretoria. She has more than 20 years of experience in single and multi-storey residential design.

Annemie has developed the unique skill to conceptualize multi-storey residential developments from project viability assessments through to completion.

She is emerging as one of Cape Town’s leading residential designers, with an idiosyncratic talent for detail, simplicity, and practicality. Annemie brings the knowledge and commitment to redefine concerns around densification for urban areas as opportunities to create beautiful streets and contemporary lifestyles.

Her recent focus has been on single and multi-storey residential design as well as architectural design for the hospitality industry.

Werner Lotz
Principal Architect

Werner has a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of Pretoria, winning the Concrete Society prize for best design in concrete.

He has more than 20 years of experience in a wide variety of local and international projects, ranging from renovations and community upliftment projects to extensive government projects and urban planning. He is passionate about finding unique design solutions, leveraging each unique site, and connecting people to the natural environment. His design process involves close collaboration between the client and the design team to ensure a uniquely authentic experience and end result.

His recent focus has been on residential design as well as exhibition and visitor experience design ideation for international projects.

Stefania Siniscalchi
Architect and Landscape Designer

Stefania Siniscalchi graduated cum laude with a Master's degree in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design from the Politecnico di Milano.

Her interests in architecture range across many scales, from large-scale urban and landscape projects, to small bespoke renovations. Over the past 8 years, she has gained diverse experience across these scales, working on projects both in South Africa and abroad.

While Stefania is passionate about design, she is especially proficient at bringing these designs to life on site, and has accrued much experience in the construction phase of the projects she has been involved in.

Inge Raubenheimer
Architect

Inge Raubenheimer holds a Master’s degree in Urban Design from the University of the Witwatersrand and an Honours degree in Architecture from the University of Pretoria.

With over ten years of experience, she has worked on a diverse range of local and international projects, including private and high-density residential, educational, and hospitality architecture, as well as larger-scale masterplanning. This breadth of experience has fostered an interest in working fluidly across scales, from strategic urban frameworks to detailed architectural resolution.

Inge believes that architecture should be meticulously and joyfully crafted, with careful attention to its users and environment. Her design approach is informed by the principles of tropical modernism, shaped by an understanding of climate, materiality, and culture. She is particularly interested in integrating modernist ideals with vernacular traditions to create architecture that is contemporary, responsive, and rooted in place.

Ebbe Rabie
Candidate Architect

Ebbe holds a Master’s degree in Architecture as well as a BA.Hons degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of Cape Town.

He is a candidate architect with a diverse background in history and geography, bringing a rich understanding of context and place to architectural design.

He is passionate about creating spaces that respond thoughtfully to their surroundings, harmonizing landscape integration with sustainable practices. Detail-oriented and driven by curiosity and creativity, he believes architecture should not only be seen, but deeply experienced. He believes in creating spaces that encourage people to slow down, engage their senses, and authentically connect with their environment.

With a genuine enthusiasm for collaboration and human connection, he values the process of working closely with others to transform thoughtful ideas into meaningful and beautifully crafted realities.

Nicola Nolan
Architect and Urban Designer

Nicola has a Master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Design from the Politecnico di Milano.

She is passionate about adaptive reuse and cultivating spontaneity in design, by creating more beautiful, liveable, and socially sustainable architecture.

With a keen eye for colour, texture, and dedication to detail, Nicola enjoys engaging with clients to create spaces that feel personal, yet timeless.

Devon Vos
Architect

Devon holds a Master’s degree from the University of Cape Town and a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development from Stellenbosch University.

He is deeply interested in the intersection of architecture and urban design, with a strong focus on how buildings function, are created, and are experienced by people. He believes that design extends beyond physical form and technical detail, becoming an expression of how individuals engage with and experience the spaces around them.

Herman Viljoen
Architect

Herman has a Master’s degree in Architecture from the University of the Free State.

He is passionate about architectural details and the art of articulation, firmly believing that the significance of architecture lies in the detail.

Inspired by the words of renowned architect Frank Gehry, his design intent seeks to capture both the essence of its time and place while aspiring for timelessness.

Tshegofatso Phasha
Architectural Technologist

Tshego holds a Bachelor's degree in  Architecture from the University of Pretoria.

She has pursued her passion for architectural design with a focus on design creativity and innovation. By blending fashion, beauty, art, and musical elements into her architectural work, she creates designs that celebrate a universal creative expression.

Inspired by design pioneer and architect Gaetano Pesce, who blurred the lines between art, architecture, and industrial design, she uses architecture as a brainstorming medium to tell stories and highlight the emotional aspects of human life.

Nicolas du Toit
Architectural Technologist

Nicolas has a Bachelor of Architectural Studies from the University of Cape Town.

His interest towards contextual integration and sensory design fosters an appreciation for architects like Carlo Scarpa and Álvaro Siza.

With a keen appreciation for the complexities of construction, he aims to benefit from the stimulating environment at Hours Clear to further his studies.