Anthrop Abbott Architects is an award winning architectural practice specialising in the commercial, social development, and residential sector of the built environment.  

Anthrop Architects was established in 2013 by Leon van der Westhuizen & Roald Meyer.  In mid 2023, as a result of a long standing joint venture, Anthrop merged with Abbott BEC, bringing together more than two decades of expertise and ultimately broadening our quality of professional service to our existing and future clients alike

We are committed to our clients in providing them with a personal professional service, focusing on value creation and sustainable design principles.

We follow an integrated approach, incorporating all the latest design and management tools available to the industry with the focus always aimed at putting the client’s needs first.

We are skilled in all the latest Building-Information-Modelling technology, CAD and Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistance needed to respond to the complexity and challenges of contemporary architecture in Southern Africa & abroad.

Our firm’s name, Anthrop, describes our design philosophy, and is derived from the Greek word ánthrōpos meaning human being.  As Architects, we study the behaviour of people within their various environments and therefore have an anthropological understanding of how people live, meet & relax in a space.

Our vision is to be a leader in sustainable design principles in our various sectors of the built environment, adding value and improving the quality of life of our clients and the users of the buildings that we design.