SIR LOWRY SQUARE, WOODSTOCK, CAPE TOWN
Developed by FWJK Developments, Sir Lowry Square is a
new 25,000m² mixed-use development located on an island site
bounded by Sir Lowry Road, Basket Lane, Russell and Francis Street
in Woodstock, Cape Town. The development will comprise two levels
of retail to be anchored by Pick n Pay totalling 6,500m² together
with a 200 key hotel, 160 studio and one-bed apartments and an
entire showroom floor where exotic and vintage cars will be stored
and displayed.
This part of Woodstock is undergoing significant gentrification
and this development, with its easy access onto the Nelson Mandela
Boulevard and great visibility and harbour outlook, will be a sought-
after location for mixed-use retail and residential and will offer a
vibrant residential lifestyle for millennials.
According to lead design architect Darryn Botha of FWJK
Architecture, Sir Lowry Square is a key catalyst for sensitive mixed-
use type development along Sir Lowry Road that will become
pivotal for future developments on the outskirts of the City Bowl
towards Woodstock.
The conceptual massing of the architecture is broken down and
articulated in response to the finer grain of the surrounding context.
The main façade of Sir Lowry Square is set back from the street edge
thus creating a large terraced platform which facilitates the flow of
pedestrian movement and enhances the public street edge which
forms part of the gateway corridor into the City. The North East corner
has been reduced in height to allow sunlight to penetrate the inner
courtyard, hotel and apartments, whilst providing protection from
the strong South Easterly winds. A void in the landscaped courtyard
allows natural light to filter down into the retail space through a large
triple volume atrium. Articulation of the vertical form through set
backs reduces the visual scale of the building and creates platforms
for the entertainment areas and rooftop terrace.
Sir Lowry Square not only prides itself on its unique location, but
also takes advantage as a corner site, with a grand off-street retail
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entrance, fine dining and coffee shops along the front façade creating
an interactive and engaging pedestrian street edge – all contributing
towards forming a key node within the greater Woodstock Precinct.
Commencement of construction will take place in the first quarter
of 2020 and will be complete in the first quarter of 2022.
Developers: FWJK Developments
Architects: FWJK Architecture
Project Managers: FWJK Project Management
Quantity Surveyors: FWJK Quantity Surveyors
Structural Engineers: Aurecon
Electrical Engineers: McAvinchey
Wet Services Engineers: NWE Consulting Engineers
Fire Protection Engineers: The Fire Engineer
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