PROJECT FEATURE
THE YACHT CLUB
THE YACHT CLUB
Cape Town
CLIENT
Amdec Property Development
PRINCIPAL AGENT
Orion Project Managers
ARCHITECT
Kevin Gadd Architects
(with Scott Johnston Architect)
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
De Leeuw Cape Town
BTKM Quantity Surveyors
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
De Villiers Consulting
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, FIRE &
WET SERVICES ENGINEER
Sutherland Engineers
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS
Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT
Mtshali Moss Projects Africa
CATERING CONSULTANTS
Mac Brothers Catering Equipment
T
he Yacht Club, Amdec Property Development’s latest project, was recently
opened. Valued at R1.5 billion, this prestigious mixed-use property includes 170
luxury residential apartments, 6,000m 2 of premium-grade office space spanning
two levels, and Africa’s first AC Hotel by Marriott.
Recognising the need to provide a quality mixed-use development and aligning with
the City of Cape Town’s call for ‘the right developments in the right locations’, Amdec
Property Development acquired the 11,816m 2 strip of vacant land on the Cape Town
foreshore in 2015. The scheme was launched in September of that year, sold out in 14
months and construction was completed within an impressive two-year period.
Much design work was done over a number of years before Kevin Gadd Architects
(working in conjunction with Scott Johnston Architect) were appointed to complete the
brief of the developers. Strict architectural guidelines were in place on the site which
had informed important parameters such as heights, allowable uses, allowable GLA as
well as a number of other formal requirements.
The Site
The site is in the Roggebaai Canal Tourism Precinct situated on the Foreshore of Cape
Town. It extends from the V&A Waterfront through a dock for some 1.6km to the Cape
Town International Convention Centre. The rezoning of this area was completed in 2001,
allowing for a maximum bulk apportioned between a number of specified land uses
including residential, entertainment and hotel accommodations.
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Source Interior Brand Architecture
LIGHTING DESIGNER
QDP Lighting & Electrical Design
MAIN CONTRACTOR
WBHO Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY
Jan Ras
Courtesy of Marriott and
Kevin Gadd Architects
The rooms and apartments are
divided into two towers.
The taller on the west and the
shorter on the east are divided
by an 18m wide view corridor
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The Yacht Club