PROJECT FEATURE
THE NORVAL FOUNDATION
THE NORVAL FOUNDATION Westlake, Cape Town
CLIENT Norval Foundation
ARCHITECTS dhk
QUANTITY SURVEYORS NWS Quantity Surveyors
TOWN PLANNERS Planning Partners
STRUCTURAL, CIVIL, MECHANICAL, FIRE & WET SERVICES Ekcon Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Converge Consulting
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS Delport DuPreez & Associates
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT Subsonic Designs
INTERIOR DESIGNER Reddeco( Restaurant and Bar)
LANDSCAPING Keith Kirsten Horticulture International
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Ecosense
LAND SURVEYOR Tony Vroom
LIGHTING CONSULTANTS Pamboukian lightdesign
FRESHWATER ECOLOGISTS Freshwater Consulting
INTERIOR DESIGNER SpaceLIFT & Black Canvas( Gallery Shop)
MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Dave Southwood Wieland Gleich( Bottom of Page 38)
The Norval Foundation opened to the public on 28 April 2018- a multi-sensory celebration of art, architecture and landscape. The project provided a unique opportunity for the architects through a client brief with the aspiration to create a world class art and cultural centre in an exceptional location that would be open to the public. dhk was initially approached by Louis Norval in 2011 to design an art gallery and sculpture park on a neglected agricultural site in Steenberg, Cape Town. A lengthy approvals process in effect put the design process on hold for several years, culminating in rezoning approval in 2015. This also coincided with a change in aspiration for the project and the brief for a world class facility to exhibit local and international visual art was launched.
The Norval family are the founders and initial funders of the foundation, whose vision is to create a self-sustainable centre for the arts with the support of future donors. Designed to international standards it is expected to become a significant space for art both in South Africa and globally.
Location and Site The Norval Foundation is located in the Steenberg area on the slopes of the Constantiaberg Mountain, surrounded by vineyards and residential estates. The site is bounded by Steenberg Road on its northeast boundary, by the vineyards of Steenberg Farm and
The Norval Foundation was envisioned by the architects as a modern pavilion for art, set against a dramatic mountain and vineyard landscape
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