220 LOOP, CAPE TOWN
Since 2000 there’s been an uninterrupted
long-term trend of people moving back into
the Cape Town city centre.
Young developers, Warren Adler and
Andre Krige of UrbanOn, cleverly identi-
fied three commercial office floors in an
otherwise residential block - right at the
top of Bree Street, located in the new
epicentre of Cape Town's young professional
and creative scene. They approached
Robert Silke & Partners as architects for
the conversion. Robert Silke pioneered
residential conversions in the Cape Town
CBD, going back to Mutual Heights in 2002 -
the transformation of Old Mutual's iconic Art
Deco former head office in Darling Street into
178 elegant city centre apartments.
"Great cities are places of chance
encounter – where great ideas become great
careers and businesses, where strangers
become friends, and places where boys
meet girls. What excites me about 220 Loop
is that you have boutique retail, restaurants,
bars and night clubs all within walking
distance. You have A-grade national retail in
the form of the Garden Centre and Lifestyles
on Kloof. You have the choice of Cape Town
CBD or Kloof Street CBD, and some of
the city’s best restaurants, within walking
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distance. There’s no need to even own a
car. It’s probably one of the best residential
locations in the city," enthuses Silke.
UrbanOnBree comprises 45 one-
bedroomed apartments and studios, finished
in Scandinavian whites, charcoals and light
oak, and is expected to be complete by the
end of 2018. The vast majority of units are
sold, with a handful of north-facing studios
still available.
Client: UrbanOn
Architect: Robert Silke & Partners
Quantity Surveyor: Smith&Co
Project Manager:
Africa Commercial Properties
Structural Engineer:
L+H Consulting Engineers
Electrical Engineer: Mapule
Mechanical Engineer: Airselect
Wet Services: Benatar Consulting
Fire Consultant: David Ronaasen
XA Consultant: Heretoday
Town Planner:
D&S Planning Studio
Interior Designer:
Robert Silke & Partners
Main Contractor: R+N
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