THE AVALON, CAPE TOWN
The Avalon is situated in Hope Street
on the urban fringe of Cape Town`s CBD,
bridging the hustle of the inner city and
the mountain suburbs. The site has
significant heritage buildings of differing
eras and styles that will be retained and
incorporated into the design. The project
will include 150 residential apartments and
a small boutique hotel, bringing back city
living to this corner which once was home
to the old Avalon Hotel. Along with ground
floor retail, restaurants, and commercial
offices, The Avalon will yet again activate
the life and soul of this node. There are also
separate off-street garden apartments that
respond to the smaller scale urban fabric
on the north side of the site.
The architecture intends to recognise
the old and bring a fresh design to the
new delivering a simple contemporary
urban architecture. Vivid Architects have
picked cues from the existing façade lines,
intentionally designing a strong regular
base, a setback elemental body and a
celebrated top with duplex apartments,
forming an appropriate urban response.
The base of the new building has a
defined rhythm of fresh white columns
in direct response to the rhythm of the
1903 building. The body of the building
is defined by a palette of bold finishes
in black brick, white accents, and glass.
Directly above the 1903 building, a flush
glazed form extends from this building to
house the hotel rooms, with the heritage
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building to be repurposed into a restaurant
that will bring this beauty back to its
former glory. The top of the building is a
modern interpretation of traditional urban
mansard architecture, clad with a glittering
copper, showcasing views of the city,
sea and mountains.
Vivid sees The Avalon as a new landmark
building on the Cape Town fringe that will
exude a timeless and contemporary archi-
tecture, make a positive contribution to
the public realm and the local community.
Developer: Swish Property Group
Architect: Vivid Architects
Quantity Surveyor:
SFA Quantity Surveyors
Structural Engineer: Sutherland
Electrical Engineer: RWP
Mechanical Engineer: Ekcon
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