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20 GOOD SUMMERS
WINERY AND GUEST
FARM, PLETTENBERG BAY
Twenty Good Summers Winery
and Guest Farm is the latest
addition to the Plett Winelands.
The farm situated in the Craggs
area has been producing wine
grapes for a number of years but
with a change in ownership it was
decided to develop it as a winery
with its own identity.
Muse Architects were appointed to
do a masterplan and the design of
the buildings which consists of a
winery, nine guest suites and main
house and restaurant.
The brief called for a development
employing simple construction
methods that will operate offgrid
whilst making the most of
the views.
The buildings have been arranged
to form a courtyard that opens to
the mountain views to the north
whilst being shielded from the
prevailing winds on the south.
Each of the buildings have their own
identity clearly communicating
their functions to visitors but still
each complementing the other
to form a cohesive development
that responds to site, climate
and surroundings.
CONRADIE PARK, CAPE TOWN
South Africa’s first, fully integrated,
mixed-income, mixed-use development,
aimed at reversing apartheid spatial
planning and located near Cape Town’s
CBD, has been launched for sale to the
public. The revolutionary 22ha community
comprises over 3,500 homes – some
subsidised or grant funded, the remainder
for sale on the open market.
Phase one, comprising 99 units and
called Kirstenbosch, has been launched with
the public keen to be part of a “connected,
multi-cultural community, marked by
affordability, sustainability and security,”
says founder of Realtor of Excellence, Toni
Enderli. Occupation is set for early 2021
while phase two will launch soon.
Conradie’s head of sales, Wayne
Lawson, says the development is an
incubator for growth and evolution: “It’s
aspirational – by connecting various groups,
those renting subsidised housing will be
inspired to buy subsidised properties.
Subsidised homeowners will in turn strive
to buy their first house on the open market.
The model provides social and financial
support for this.”
The historic project is a partnership
between developers, Concor, and the Western
Cape Government which describes it
as one of seven provincial game changers
aimed at providing affordable housing close
to jobs while redressing apartheid-era
spatial challenges.
Concor project leader, Mark Schonrock,
said the model showed how state-owned
land could be unlocked to boost economic
growth while providing mixed-income
housing in one neighbourhood.
Located near main arterial routes and
the Mutual and Thornton railway stations,
the project includes a long-term transport
master plan, potential new MyCity routes
and significant road upgrades.
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