PROJECT FEATURE
WEX1
WEX1
Woodstock, Cape Town
DEVELOPERS IN A JV
Signatura
Indigo Properties
ARCHITECT
Vivid Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
De Leeuw Cape Town
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
S&T Consulting Engineers
FAÇADE ENGINEERS
LH Consulting Engineers
TRAFFIC ENGINEERS
Kantey & Templer Consulting Engineers
ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONSULTANT
HereToday
LAND SURVEYORS
Biff Lewis Geomatics
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Planning Partners
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS
Frontline SHEQ
T
he multi-faceted creative hub of Woodstock has become even more desirable with
the completion of WEX1, a joint mixed-use development by Cape Town property
developers Signatura, and Indigo Properties, the owners of the Old Biscuit Mill
and Woodstock Exchange. “Woodstock is one of Cape Town’s oldest suburbs and this
development is designed to embrace its vibrant mix of tradition, industry and creativity.
They incorporated the highest standards of architecture, interior design and landscaping
that buyers expect from Signatura. This is not the first development in Woodstock, but it
offers lifestyle and user-friendly features that will make living at WEX1 very appealing,”
said Signatura MD, David Cohen. Developments such as WEX1 aim to transform Albert
Road, bringing a vibrant nightlife back to the streets and igniting sustained urban renewal
in Cape Town’s creative design hub.
Designed by Vivid Architects, the WEX1 project was envisaged as a complimentary
scheme to the successful urban regeneration scheme, The Woodstock Exchange. With
the intention to further boost regeneration of the Lower Woodstock district, WEX1
is a mixed used building designed to offer over 1,000m 2 of active ground floor retail
alongside a small public leisure retail facility on the 4th floor, a boutique hotel and more
than 200 new apartments. Located 3km from the Cape Town CBD, WEX1 is situated
directly opposite and closely linked to the creative business community of the Woodstock
Exchange, and is bounded by Albert Road, Davison Road, Grey Street and Alexander
Street. There is immediate transport access to the Woodstock railway station, MyCiti
bus route and cycle lanes, with traffic flowing to the city centre via Albert Road.
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Haw & Inglis
MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING
AND FIRE ENGINEERS
SolutionStation Consulting Engineers
PHOTOGRAPHY
Adam Letch
Courtesy of Signatura
The architecture draws on the materials
and ethos of the surrounding precinct,
using the brick, glass, and steel of the
rail-side industrial warehouses
re-formed into a contemporary
aesthetic while still aiming to retain a
classic, timeless appeal.
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