Case Studies

Case Studies

Our case studies offer a closer look at the solutions we’ve delivered across South Africa and beyond — from large-scale productions and permanent installations to custom builds and behind-the-scenes challenges.

Each project tells a story of collaboration, creativity, and technical excellence. Whether it’s a theatre, church, concert, or corporate event, explore how the DWR team brings vision to life through the right tools, people, and expertise.

Robe iBOLT makes Impression at Inauguration

Designer Chris de Lancey from Immersive Show Technology was asked to create a stunning architectural lighting scheme for the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, to help celebrate the recent South African presidential inauguration. Chris chose to work with Robe

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Happy thoughts at Joburg Theatre with L-Acoustics

By procurement commission, the newly installed L-Acoustics professional audio system at The Mandela Stage at Joburg in Braamfontein arrived just in time for Janice Honeyman’s production of Peter Pan, which runs until 24 December 2023 and which has been described

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Newzroom Afrika’s brand new home

In celebration of its second year live on air, Newzroom Afrika has relocated to a new address in Oak Avenue, Randburg and has relied on the original set design team, headed by Michael Gill Designs, to deliver a polished set

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CRC Johannesburg the place to be

  Having congregated in the Barnyard Theatre in Rivonia, and filing the venue to its maximum capacity, the CRC Church took a massive undertaking, a ten-month project, to build a brand new 6 000-seater church in Fourways with the aim to

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Rivers Church expand to Kyalami

The Rivers Church in Sandton has a growing number of congregants, which is always great news for a church. It means their message is being well received and people are enjoying the sermons. Not wanting to overcrowd their church in

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Anolis Shines in the Sun

  The Suncoast Casino in Durban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa has a brand new Anolis lighting scheme which was designed and specified by Joao Viegas and Paul Pamboukian of architectural lighting design practice. While Paul and Joao presented and drove the

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Anolis on Top in Sandton

Sandton City Office Tower is one of the landmarks of this buzzing premium commercial and exclusive residential district of Johannesburg, South Africa. Recently the building’s owners and operators Liberty Properties approached DWR’s architectural lighting and installations division and asked if

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Rivers Church Chooses Robe for Life by Design

When it came to specifying lighting for the brand new 3,000 capacity auditorium at Rivers Church’s Sandton Campus in Johannesburg, South Africa, technical manager Ed Helliwell decided that Robe moving lights were the way to go! Photos : Duncan Riley &

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Freedom Park //hapo Museum

14 October 2013   Photo: Sarah Rushton-Read     With courtesy Lighting & Sound International   The latest addition to the Freedom Park heritage site in Pretoria, the //hapo Museum is an interactive exhibition telling the story of Southern Africa…

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Anolis Protea Court

05 December 2011 With special thanks to Louise Stickland for article and photos Protea Court is the newly opened extension to South Africa’s most desirable and glamorous retail destination – Sandton City in Johannesburg. It features the first ground-breaking architectural

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