Quadrant House (Durban)

The Quadrant House is a Grade II listed building situated in Durban, South Africa.

History
The building, erected in 1929, was commissioned by H. Live and designed by architect Ritchie McKinlay. It is assumed that its original purpose was to be a naval training school.

Description
The building is located on the Victoria Embankment in Durban's city centre. It occupies a lot with the shape of a quarter circle or quadrant, from which it derives its name. It is considered one of the epitomes of the so-called Berea Style, a local declination of the Art Deco style which emerged from local interest in Spanish colonial architecture as found on the West coast of North America.