THE SENTINEL, CAPE TOWN
The Sentinel is a mixed use development in the central part of the city, bounded by
Loop and Leeuwen Streets. The building has a gross construction area of 16,000m2,
the site being 900m2.
There are two levels of retail due to the steep aspect of Leeuwen Street, with
two basement parking levels and six stories of parking above the retail totaling 125
parking bays.
The remaining 11 stories accommodate the 96 apartments - bachelors, one, two bed
and 3 bed duplex penthouses. The building totals 19 stories in height.
The concept developed from long discussions with the local authority, where the
zoning scheme calls for a ziggurat type form, which the architects, as well as heritage
Committee, felt would be detrimental to the city scape and consequently two years were
spent obtaining certain departures to try and limit the feeling of the ziggurat.
There is a distinct two story feel at the street level to respond to the scale of the
existing fabric of the surrounding properties. There is a podium of 24m before the setback
of the main structure of the residential block.
There was also a conscious effort to try
and fragment the façades by layering the
building both with the setbacks, and façades
of sliding shutters, and louvered pergolas.
Client: Pearldale Property Developers
Architect and Builder: DesignLab
Quantity Surveyor: Rubiquant
Structural/Civil/Mechanical/
Fire: Sutherland Engineers
Electrical Engineers: McAvinchey
Consulting Engineers
Health and Safety:
Constructsafe Consultants
Land Surveyor: Biff Lewis Geomatics
Completion: October 2017
PROJECTVIEW
POLO VILLAGE OFFICES,
FRANSCHHOEK
Paarl-Franschhoek Valley’s Val de
Vie Estate, one of the country’s
front-runners in property development,
recently
announced
the
launch of a brand new offering –
the elegant Polo Village Offices.
These
offices,
with
the
conceptualised
importance
of
a
balanced lifestyle in mind, can
be purchased or rented and will
measure 3,500m² in total. Each
of the eight single units can be
divided into rooms measuring
20m²
to
445m²
according
to
individual requirements.
Designed
by
Boogertman
&
Partners and true to Val de Vie’s
elegant
style,
the
offices
will
feature luxurious interior fixtures
and finishes, state-of-the-art technology, including the option of
high-speed fibre optic connectivity,
and inspiring touches such as
expansive windows that provide
panoramic views of L’Huguenot
Wine
Farm,
Simonsberg
and
Paarl Rock.
The Cape remains high on the
list of the world’s top tourist and
residential locations. While many
establish roots in the Cape and
travel to Johannesburg and other
cities for business, the demand for
offices close to one’s home has
grown to the extent that Val de Vie
saw the gap to add this to their
vast range of property offerings.
Comments Ryk Neethling, Marketing Director at Val de Vie Estate:
“The Polo Village Offices are
the perfect solution for those
who want to keep a pulse on
their business commitments but
who also want to win back time
lost on commuting, in order to
make the most of the Cape’s
enviable lifestyle. “
www.valdeviepolovillage.com
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