Bruynzeel went on to extend the concept of the modular kitchen and with E.G. van de Stadt developed the first industrialised boat construction system in the world.
In 1956 Kees Bruynzeel Jr. moved to South Africa, where he owned and operated a company Bruply Doors,[5] including a factory at Stellenbosch.
Bruynzeel's South African timber operations now comprise PG Bison and are controlled by Steinhoff Africa.
The roof of the house is shaped like a hyperbolic paraboloid, and is constructed using teak rafters and lined with yellowwood.
[7] In 1973, aged 72, Bruynzeel took both line and overall handicap honours in the Cape to Rio Yacht Race in his boat Stormy;[8] his progress was followed with keen interest, since he had suffered three heart attacks in the previous year.