time , however , it offered multiple opportunities to celebrate aspects of the city ’ s heritage and enhance its urban design while managing an important transition in the evolution of the city .
Design Elements The retail space is accommodated on the base level , while the student housing block ( topping out at 20 storeys ) rises above it , forming two
L-shaped blocks that are tied together to form a large courtyard .
The ‘ massing ’ of the student block was carved out in response to complex heritage , urban and contextual drivers , which include the allowable heights related to the scale of the nearby buildings , as well as a careful consideration of the key views up and down the surrounding streets and vistas of Table Mountain . Thus , each
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