Architect and Builder June 2017 | Page 58

PROJECT FEATURE BOSJES ESTATE BOSJES ESTATE Breede Valley DESIGN ARCHITECTS Steyn Studio PROJECT AND LEAD ARCHITECTS TV3 Architects and Town Planners QUANTITY SURVEYORS De Leeuw Group TOWN PLANNERS TPS Land Use Planners CIVIL & STRUCTURAL Henry Fagan & Partners ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL SolutionStation Consulting Engineers LAND SURVEYORS Riding & Watt LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS cndv landscape architects HERITAGE CONSULTANT Dr Elzet Albertyn HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS Wesbron INTERIOR DESIGNER Liam Mooney Studio MAIN CONTRACTOR Longworth & Faul PHOTOGRAPHY Adam Letch 58 B osjes Estate is situated in the heart of the Breede Valley. The project includes a unique chapel structure with symbolic biblical gardens, a wine tasting room and bistro and the refurbishment of the Manor House and old sheds into a family home and new luxury guest suites. Site The site is surrounded by majestic mountains on a grand scale which adorns the area with the nickname of ‘Little Switzerland’. Typically, Cape Dutch Manor houses, such as those found in Stellenbosch and Cape Town, set up a dialogue with these types of environments. Within the immediate context of the site, the valley is ‘held’ on either side by two mountain ranges which set up a spatial dialogue on a grand scale - which also occurs on a ‘micro’ level between the Manor House development node and the Chapel development node; across the vineyards and gardens. Estate Components The Chapel (Bosjes Kapel) & Gardens Simplistic in form, yet incredibly challenging from a construction point of view, the Bosjes Chapel and gardens will become a distinctive feature on many wedding photos. The Wine Tasting & Bistro (Bosjes Kombuis) This simplistic, shed-like structure constructed out of glass and steel, with stone and timber accents, presents a very low impact, scale sensitive and contemporary inter- pretation of the surrounding rural architecture. A large outside deck constructed around a beautiful oak tree creates a welcoming and enjoyable experience for the whole Bosjes Estate