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if it wasn't for our architect,” says homeowner Janine Vermeulen of the relaxed, contemporary home she moved into in 2022 with her husband, Ruan, and their son, Louw. Even the architect in question, Werner Lotz of Hours Clear, initially had his doubts. “The existing house was in a bad way,” he says. “Multiple additions had been done on the cheap over the years.