Looping estate roads
Main roads bend in long arcs through the estate rather than running straight, so the plan looks fluid and almost hand-drawn next to the grids of older Gauteng towns.
Minimalist map poster · South Africa
25.9185° S / 28.1988° E
Curving estate roads, cul-de-sacs and open green corridors laid out on the Gauteng highveld between Pretoria and Johannesburg

One city, five moods
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The map
Midstream is a planned residential estate in Gauteng, on the highveld between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Many older towns grew outward from a station or a market square. Midstream was designed as a whole, and the map shows it. Roads loop and curve instead of meeting in a grid, and short cul-de-sacs branch off them like leaves from a stem, each ending in a tight turning circle.
Between the housing clusters, open ground runs in ribbons: drainage lines, green belts and sports fields that break up the rooftops and give the plan its rhythm. On paper these gaps read as white space, and that white space is what makes the pattern of streets around them easy to read. A Midstream map poster turns the designed layout into something closer to a drawing than a record of addresses.
The estate is close to the main highway links between Gauteng's two big cities, and those roads define its edges as much as fences and ridgelines do. From above, the contrast is clear. Long straight arterials run outside, while softer, inward-looking loops fill the inside. It is a modern South African suburb reduced to its most basic lines.
Main roads bend in long arcs through the estate rather than running straight, so the plan looks fluid and almost hand-drawn next to the grids of older Gauteng towns.
Small dead-end streets fan out from the collector roads, each closing in a round turning head. Repeated across the map, they form a fine texture of loops and bulbs.
Strips of open land run between neighbourhoods, following low ground and linking parks and fields. In black and white they become calm bands of empty paper that frame the built areas.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Midstream
People who live in Midstream often chose it on purpose, for family, schools or a quieter pace between two cities. A map of the estate marks that decision. It suits a first home, a housewarming or a move away, when the curving street you lived on becomes something worth keeping.
You can set your own title and subtitle, add a date and adjust the coordinates line, then pick Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. The $9 digital download includes six print sizes as 300 DPI PNG and PDF files. You can also order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Midstream poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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