Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa September/October 2014 | Page 7

V&A WATERFRONT BUILDS A NEW HOME FOR AFRICAN
CRAFT AND DESIGN
Ahead of its official October 2014 opening, the V&A Waterfront’s Watershed is
revealing itself as a light and airy, generously spaced street-styled retail space. A
dramatic internal and external renovation was undertaken in January 2014, and fit out
has now started.
Formerly the Craft Market and Wellness Centre, commonly known as the Blue Shed
and adjacent unused Workshop 17, this historic warehouse structure has been totally
reimagined by Wolff Architects. The new open-ended building includes a transformation
of the double volume height, with a 100m long skylight ensuring an abundance of natural
light and the s