PROJECT FEATURE
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THE SIGNATURE
De Waterkant, Cape Town
CLIENT
Signatura
Investec Property
PROJECT MANAGER
Signatura
Mark Saacks Projects
ARCHITECT & PRINCIPLE AGENT
Darryl Croome Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
Kahts & Sparks
TOWN PLANNERS
D&S Planning Studio
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
S&T Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL,
FIRE & WET SERVICES
SolutionStation Consulting Engineers
TRAFFIC ENGINEERS
Kantey & Templer Consulting Engineers
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eveloped by Signatura and designed to accommodate their new head office,
this distinctive mixed-use building in the vibrant heart of Green Point’s
De Waterkant Village offers city living whilst still respecting the character of
the neighbourhood.
Brief
The brief to Darryl Croome Architects was to design Signatura’s flagship project that
would house their new office as well as a mix of high-end one to three bedroom
apartments with exclusive penthouses, tenanted commercial area and appropriate
parking. The sloped site posed level challenges that were overcome by careful design
and planning of the programme that responded to the street and urban interface. The
site’s location on the Fan Walk offered an opportunity to enhance the unique streetscape
Site
The property has a Mixed Use 2 zoning, which is basically one of the most “use
permissible” zonings within the City. Therefore, it was proposed that the development
utilise mostly existing rights as afforded by the Municipal Planning By-Law. Only some
relatively minor land use applications were required to ensure an appropriate built form
and to ensure an appropriate reduction in parking requirements due to the location of
ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSULTANT
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LAND SURVEYORS
David Hellig & Abrahamse
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Planning Partners
SAFETY CONSULTANTS
Frontline SHEQ
MAIN CONTRACTOR
R&N Builders
PHOTOGRAPHY
Adam Letch
Hamish Niven
DPICT Creative
The building was conceived as
two independent but integrated
blocks, joined with a multi-
volume and multi-levelled atrium
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