The Barrie Biermann House is currently under threat of demolition. This is an extremely important and influential piece of South African Modernist architecture, that is still deeply relevant to the local culture and identity. It needs to be protected, restored and possibly preserved as an educational medium for the local Natal School of Architecture or a public museum.

"Located on Glenwood Drive, Berea, House Biermann was the home of the architect Barrie Biermann, built with love, imagination and style. He forged a sense of the regional vernacular in the early 1960s, the house was started in 1961 and completed in 1962. There were two earlier structures on the site. Barrie Biermann adapted and redesigned the older property to create a unique and rather wonderful home.

Architect Rodney Harber (2020/07/26) informs The Heritage Portal:

A disaster to South African architecture has just come to light. Illegal demolition has started on House Biermann in Glenwood Drive. Fortunately the damage so far is limited. The curvaceous boundary wall is history and is now a palisade fence for car park!"

Excerpt from http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/durban-architectural-gem-under-threat

For more info on the historic relevance: https://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=7638​

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