THA Architecture & Design, now U2 Design Lab, was established in Durban in 2002 by principal architect, Torbjörn Hanssen, a University of Port Elizabeth graduate and Des Baker Award winner.

Focusing on the high-end residential market along the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, the practice quickly made a name for itself, and has completed over 80 homes in exclusive Tongaat Huletts Developments communities, including Zimbali Estate, Mount Edgecombe Estates, Kindlewood Estate and Ilala Ridge.