LONGKLOOF PRECINCT
LONGKLOOF PRECINCT Cape Town
CLIENT Growthpoint Properties Ltd
PROJECT MANAGER & PRINCIPAL AGENT Atvantage Project Managers
CONSTRUCTION PLANNER Orion Project Managers
ARCHITECT & URBAN DESIGNER dhk Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC Quantity Surveyors
INTERIOR DESIGNER KM2K Architecture and Interior Design
TOWN PLANNERS Tommy Brümmer Town Planners mlh architects & planners
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER LH Consulting Engineers
STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, FIRE, MECHANICAL & WET SERVICES WSP in Africa
TRAFFIC ENGINEER Trafficon
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANT Ecolution Consulting
HERITAGE CONSULTANT Henry Aikman & Associates
LAND SURVEYORS David Hellig & Abrahamse Horts
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT dhk Architects
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Safetycon
ELECTRONIC ENGINEER Ethnic Technologies
LIGHTING DESIGNER QDP Lighting & Electrical Design
AUDIOVISUAL & ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT Mtshali Moss Projects Africa
KITCHEN CONSULTANT D & H Innovative Catering Design
MAIN CONTRACTOR Isipani Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Sean Gibson
The implementation of the design by dhk Architects for the redevelopment of Longkloof Precinct in Gardens, Cape Town, has been successfully completed. The 15-year-long project for Growthpoint Properties comprises the restoration, refurbishment and additions to five historic buildings, the construction of a new hotel for a leading global hotel operator, and the creation of a new publicly accessible urban square.
Client Brief and Vision Growthpoint Properties envisioned Longkloof Precinct as one of the most important creative hubs within the city, an attractive address for innovative businesses within a vibrant mixed-use precinct. The site comprises six separate erven, acquired by Growthpoint, with a total site area of 16,500m ². The overarching vision was to create an interconnected, landscaped public realm managed by a single owner, with new street frontage and a secured, yet publicly accessible, external space at the heart of the precinct. dhk responded with an adaptive reuse design to revitalise the existing heritage buildings through restorations, refurbishments and contemporary additions, and to introduce new-build components that fully activate the site within a redesigned public realm.
ADAPTIVE RE-USE 1 32 on kloof
REFURBISHMENT 2 block a( Darters + Threshers) 3 block b( Darters + Threshers) 4 herbert baker( The Refinery) 7 heritage restaurant( Rick’ s Cafe)
NEWLY BUILT BUILDINGS 5 4-star hotel 6 4-star hotel
60 Longkloof Precinct