PROJECT FEATURE
THE CHELSEA
THE CHELSEA Green Point
DEVELOPERS Signatura
ARCHITECTS Arthur Quinton Darryl Croome Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR KS Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Sonnekus & Toerien
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Rawlins Wales Cape
MECHANICAL AND FIRE ENGINEERS Spar Q Consulting
SUSTAINABILITY HereToday
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Bel Pezzo Studio
MAIN CONTRACTOR Westcape Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Courtesy of Signatura
The Chelsea, Green Point, is a cleverly designed multi-residential apartment block situated behind the famous Cape Town Fan Walk. Designed by Arthur Quinton Darryl Croome Architects, the scheme is staggered in sections and consists of 38 apartments in three interlocking, five-storey blocks. The experiential result is one of a rather intimate and personal nature.
The apartments cater to a broad range of buyers offering studios, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments, and the more generously sized penthouses with spacious rooftop terraces. Views are multi-directional with southern views of Signal Hill, glimpses of Table Mountain and the world-class Cape Town Stadium.
Context The site is located just off Green Point Main Road, screened from the bustling traffic. This Green Point site, moments from the Sea Point promenade, is ideally situated in a quiet side street and allows for convenient walking distance to nearby eateries, retailers and fitness hotspots, on the‘ fan mile’.
Design A key element of the brief was to maximise the development potential in this soughtafter location. The architectural and engineering team faced the demanding task of maximising bulk on a compact footprint with excavation into rock and associated lateral support implications, which required great care and attention.
Two plots of land were consolidated for this particular development with an existing house needing to be demolished. The challenge came in with these sites allocated to different zones in the Cape Town Zoning Scheme. This resulted in an interesting form as the rear of the design had to comply with more stringent setbacks. This led to the
NORTH WEST ELEVATION
The Chelsea is‘ classic’ in proportioning and language and its use of face-brick and sun control measures, specifically its shutters and pergolas, is a subtle nod to the older Victorian and industrial buildings in the area
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