BROOKLYN
HOUSE PHASE 2
BROOKLYN HOUSE PHASE 2 Pretoria
DEVELOPER Mile Investments
ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
INTERIOR ARCHITECTS Boogertman + Partners ( Building Interiors ) Tonic Design ( Study Centre )
QUANTITY SURVEYOR DelQS
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER De Villiers Consult
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER KLS Consulting Engineers
CIVIL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER KLS Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Plantech Associates
FIRE ENGINEER Sefya Solutions
WET SERVICES Wills Franklin Pretorius
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
MAIN CONTRACTOR Tri-Star Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Franz Rabe
Situated in Brooklyn Pretoria , close to the University of Pretoria ( UP ), Brooklyn House Phase 2 is the latest phase of the new University Square precinct , which is reinventing accommodation options and student lifestyle in Pretoria .
Architectural Brief Boogertman + Partners worked with developers Mile Investments to create a four phase precinct that differentiates itself from the current market trend ; challenging both the typological status-quo of student living , as well as the architectural aesthetic . The concept moved away from the colourful building typologies that are associated with student housing and focused on the aspirational or more formal quality of educational architecture .
The formality of ‘ Education ’ needed to be embraced within a contemporary aesthetic construct . The client further expected a unique design resolution regarding communal living in order to maximise financial returns and ensure economical feasibility , which was also addressed in the unique unit typologies . This led to an opportunity to allocate substantially more cost to communal and recreational amenities and overall user experience .
Each phase is complemented by value-added student-centric offerings . Brooklyn House Phase 1 offers a public restaurant , convenience store , rooftop pool , outdoor
Phase 2 is located in a quieter , more suburban street and the building is more residential in scale
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