Cottle + Bergh Architects

Cottle + Bergh Architects Architecture and Interior Design

As the year winds down and we look back on 2025, we’re reminded of the projects, places, and people that inspired us alo...
12/12/2025

As the year winds down and we look back on 2025, we’re reminded of the projects, places, and people that inspired us along the way. From concept sketches to final handovers, each project became a chapter in the story we proudly built this year.

Thank you to our clients, collaborators, and friends for your trust, vision, and partnership. Your ideas fuel our creativity, and your support makes every detail worth shaping.

As we step into the festive season, we wish you rest, joy, and time well spent with the ones you cherish. Here’s to new spaces, new possibilities, and new inspiration in 2026.

Wishing you and your families a blessed Christmas and a new year filled with purpose, possibility, and God’s favour.

Season’s greetings, and thank you for helping make 2025 an incredible year.

✏️ **On the Drawing Board**Every great building begins with a line — a concept, an idea, a vision taking shape.At Cottle...
23/07/2025

✏️ **On the Drawing Board**
Every great building begins with a line — a concept, an idea, a vision taking shape.

At Cottle + Bergh Architects, our drawing boards are where possibility becomes precision. We’re currently developing a unique hospitality retreat that blends thoughtful form with timeless function.

Stay tuned as this design evolves from sketch to site.
📐 Inspired design starts here.

We're excited to announce that construction on our latest Hotel@Franschhoek project has officially commenced! Under the ...
13/05/2024

We're excited to announce that construction on our latest Hotel@Franschhoek project has officially commenced! Under the supervision of our residential expert and senior architect, Frans Bergh, we are dedicated to ensuring excellence and precision in every detail of this development. Stay tuned as we transform this vision into a stunning reality.

C+B’s Eco-Villages and Prefabricated HomesJoin C+B on a journey toward sustainability and well-being with the developmen...
03/04/2024

C+B’s Eco-Villages and Prefabricated Homes

Join C+B on a journey toward sustainability and well-being with the development of eco-villages. Our mission is to merge modern living with the latest green technologies, creating self-sustaining communities that live among, and in harmony with, nature.

C+B’s Passion to Shaping Eco-Villages:
Equipped with knowledge in sustainable and prefabrication technologies, C+B is ready to lead the design of eco-villages. Our method utilizes prefabricated construction for efficiency and reduced environmental disruption. We further propose enhancing the well-being and quality of life for residents with ecological connections at both the community scale and smaller residential scales.

The Vision for Eco-Villages:

+ Sustainable Living: Committed to energy efficiency, prefabrication, renewable energy, and sustainable materials, our vision for eco-villages is a step toward a more sustainable planet.
+ Community & Connectivity: Aimed at fostering a strong sense of community and social interaction, these spaces encourage a balance between private and communal living, enhancing mental well-being.
+ Connection with Nature: Enhancing mental and physical well-being through nurture and connection with the natural environment.
+ Economic & Environmental Harmony: Our approach allows for cost-effective, environmentally responsible development.
+A Future-Proof Lifestyle: Eco-villages offer a forward-thinking choice for sustainable development, placing residents and investors at the forefront of ecological living.

Your Invitation to Co-Create the Future:
C+B seeks partners who share our vision for sustainable development and are interested in making eco-villages part of our collective future. This partnership transcends property investment; it’s a dedication to sustainability, well-being, and creating a legacy that future generations will appreciate.

Build a Legacy Together:
If you are motivated by innovation, sustainability, and the desire to contribute to a project that impacts global well-being and environmental health, we want to hear from you. Connect with us to discover how we can collaborate on eco-villages that pave the way for a sustainable future.

Together, let’s transform the concept of eco-villages into a tangible reality.

Reach Out to Explore Partnership Opportunities

Hi guys! We're taking a little time off to celebrate with those that matters most! So, from the Cottle + Bergh Architect...
22/12/2023

Hi guys! We're taking a little time off to celebrate with those that matters most!
So, from the Cottle + Bergh Architects family to yours -

May this season be full of joy, hope and blessings.

Thank you for supporting us. See you in 2024!

| Emporia Shopping Centre in MalmöArea: 27000 m²Year: 2012Emporia is first and foremost an urban planning project i...
22/12/2023

| Emporia Shopping Centre in Malmö

Area: 27000 m²
Year: 2012

Emporia is first and foremost an urban planning project in which offices, housing, and retail come together in a mixed-use development along Boulevarden and Stationsgatan in Hyllie, on the south side of Malmö.

It is a huge development, of which only the corner building with the Amber Entrance has yet been completed. This entrance will be the only part of the Emporia shopping centre that remains visible when the development is completely built out. The idea of lining the streets with mixed-use buildings demanded a strong form that could attract visitors from Station Square to come in and shop. A sequence of vaults from a previous competition proposal, along with a memory from the Pantheon, reemerged in a bronze-ochre tone. Double-bent glass encloses the diagonal slit that cuts through the building. Here the weather of the Öresund Strait, its fast-moving clouds chasing glimpses of sun, becomes present and tangible.

The diagonal entrance from Hyllie Station Square leads deep into the block. Inside, retail is organised around a three-storey figure eight. Shops are grouped together around boldly coloured atriums, each with a different theme. On the north side of the complex, a ramp leads into a rainbow-coloured parking garage (for 2500 cars) with direct access to the figure eight. To the east is a surface parking lot (for 500) right outside the supermarket.

The rooftop park is designed as a bit of cultivated nature. Its vegetation (sedum, prairie grass, and trees) and its sun-facing, wind-sheltered patios are accessible from both inside and outside the building. The hills that provide protection from the wind are actually hiding mechanical rooms. In the future the roof will be developed with outdoor dining and a spa facility—like amusement parks, shopping centres need to offer new attractions at regular intervals.

Exploring the Living Architecture of Hylozoic Ground: A Harmonious Blend of Art and Engineering”Dive into the ‘Hylozoic ...
21/12/2023

Exploring the Living Architecture of Hylozoic Ground: A Harmonious Blend of Art and Engineering”

Dive into the ‘Hylozoic Ground,’ an interactive architectural installation presented at the 2010 Venice Biennale that redefines the boundaries between the organic and the artificial.

The ‘Hylozoic Ground’ by Philip Beesley combines delicate structures with responsive systems, simulating breathing and movement through shape memory alloys and kinetic valves.

This piece is a collaborative effort showcasing the innovative fusion of architecture, robotics, and synthetic biology, pushing the envelope on how buildings can interact with their inhabitants.

By blurring the lines between living organisms and architectural spaces, the ‘Hylozoic Ground’ raises profound questions about the future of interactive and adaptive environments. Watch this video for more information: https://buff.ly/4872y6f

What are your thoughts on the integration of responsive systems in architecture? Join the conversation below.



Image Credits:
AI generated image: Inspired by Philip Beesley’s Hylozoic Ground

Black & White Photo: Credit to Pierre Charron, with acknowledgments to the interdisciplinary team behind ‘Hylozoic Ground’. This detailed photograph captures the intriguing complexity of the “Hylozoic Ground” installation showcased at the Venice Biennale for Architecture in 2010.

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