The MAAK is an award-winning architecture studio based in Cape Town co-founded by Ashleigh Killa and Max Melvill in 2016. Specialising in ‘social-impact architecture’, the studio works closely with organisations, institutions and funding bodies to deliver impactful public projects. Spanning across educational, experimental and conventional modes of making, The MAAK’s body of work challenges typical means of architectural production in search of more thoughtful ways to care for, evolve and build our world.
The MAAK is a process-based studio that is driven by its commitment to people, making and materials. The studio collaborates with end-users throughout each project to create work that reflects the unique needs and dreams of the people they serve. Hands-on and explorative actions translate into spatial conditions that hope to inspire human connection, architectural discourse and above all, joy!
