32
ON KLOOF
32 ON KLOOF Cape Town
CLIENT Growthpoint Properties
ARCHITECT dhk Architects
PROJECT MANAGER MDSA Project Management
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC Quantity Surveyors
ELECTRICAL , FIRE , WET SERVICES , MECHANICAL & LIFT ENGINEERS WSP in Africa
CIVIL , STRUCTURAL & FAÇADE ENGINEERS LH Consulting Engineers
HERITAGE CONSULTANT Aikman Associates
INTERIOR DESIGN & FITOUT Workshop17
TOWN PLANNER mlh architects & planners
LAND SURVEYOR David Hellig & Abrahamse
MAIN CONTRACTOR GVK-Siya Zama Building Contractors
PHOTOGRAPHY Dave Southwood
A heritage building situated along popular Kloof Street in Cape Town , has undergone a metamorphosis . 32 on Kloof , originally constructed in 1922 by prominent architecture firm Parker & Forsyth for the United Tobacco Companies Limited ( UTC ), once housed the company ’ s administration department . Transformed by multidisciplinary design studio , dhk Architects , 32 on Kloof ’ s rich history has been respected via a contemporary aesthetic that references , rather than replicates , its existing heritage .
UTC , a South African subsidiary of the United Kingdom ’ s Imperial Tobacco Company and the United States ’ American Tobacco Company , was founded in 1904 . Shortly thereafter , the company began to acquire portions of what had been the Nooitgedacht farm on the doorstep of the historic Company ’ s Gardens to establish premises for manufacturing cigarettes and tobacco products . Several buildings were erected in phases between 1900 and 1922 , forming the UTC campus which comprised a warehouse , factory and staff facilities .
The sunken courtyard is a notable element of the design . Constructed at the rear of the building , the courtyard was reinstated by demolishing the two-storey 1990s annexe building and lowering the existing courtyard to align with the basement level .
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