Jacobus Uys, the founder of Black Sable Designs, is a Johannesburg-based architecture studio that focuses on luxury safari lodges and remote hospitality projects across Africa. He works closely with his team to design buildings that respond to their environment, using intuitive design, reflect local character, and are practical to build in remote locations.

Black Sable’s has led projects in places like the Okavango Delta and the Rwandan highlands, where balancing design ambition with on-the-ground realities is key. He also runs @blacksableza, an Instagram page that shares architectural thinking — from lessons learned on site to broader ideas that affect the industry in general, helping the educational gap between university and professional practice.