New office in Cape Town opens

11 July 2004

Architects Nightingale Associates opened their first international office in Cape Town, South Africa on July 1.

The new office, headed by executive director Matt Audinwood, will function as the firm’s “Engine Room”, where Nightingales will outsource its production drawings for a fast, high quality turnaround. This service will be available to all six offices in the UK and also to other architects who lack full production capacity to deliver on major projects, particularly fast-track PFI's, where Nightingales have a successful and award winning track record.

A key feature of Nightingales new Engine Room is that it is headed by strong designers who will maintain and enhance design intentions as an integrated part of the production information process. The new Cape Town office also aims to establish its own design presence in South Africa , working in partnership with local architects in the key sectors of health, science, education, residential and regeneration. The office aims to grow to 20 staff within a year, providing important local employment for key professionals. It has already attracted a number of highly skilled local South African technicians and architects.

“We hope to foster excellent relationships with local and international clients alike. We would like to be involved in the ANC's new healthcare programme and will be pitching for healthcare facilities as part of the 2010 World Cup arrangements.”

Mike Nightingale, Chairman, Nightingale Associates

The new Cape Town office details

PO Box 15395, Vlaeberg 8018, South Africa;
Tel: 0027 21426 4776;
Email:capetown@nightingaleassociates.com

About Matt Audinwood

Matt Audinwood, 38, was previously a director in the Harwell office. He qualified at the Oxford School of Architecture and has worked for Nightingale Associates since 1992, responsible for new build and refurbishment healthcare projects in Oxford, London, Northampton, Isle of Wight, and most recently, the design of the Peninsula Medical Schools project in the west country. He has also lived in Kenya and worked in Johannesburg on a broad range of commercial, retail and leisure schemes. He moved to Cape Town with his family in June.