GROOT
PHESANTEKRAAL VIEW
GROOT PHESANTEKRAAL VIEW Durbanville
DEVELOPER Abland Property Developers
ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Matla Quantity Surveyors
CIVIL ENGINEER Bigen Africa Group Holdings
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Shelly Maritz Consulting
MECHANICAL, WET SERVICES & FIRE ENGINEERS Sutherland
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS Converge Consulting
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Uys & White Landscape Architects
Set along the expanding northern edge of Cape Town, Groot Phesantekraal View retail centre forms an early enabling phase of an emerging precinct, while carefully negotiating the area’ s rich rural heritage and its rapidly unfolding future development.
Background Groot Phesantekraal is a historic farm in the Durbanville Wine Valley north of Cape Town dating back to 1698. Parts of the original farm are being developed to establish a mixed-use precinct that will include residential neighbourhoods, schools and a university. Groot Phesantekraal View shopping centre forms the first phase of the larger precinct, which is named after the farm.
Context and Overview The 30,000m 2 shopping centre is strategically positioned along a busy commuter road so that it is easily accessible to daily visitors. It was conceptualised as a neighbourhood convenience destination with a premium positioning, supporting easy in-and-out retail access. The building is anchored by a double-level gym. Drive-through restaurants are located on the periphery of the site, and an underground shooting range forms a significant, if hidden, feature beneath the parking.
MAIN CONTRACTOR Stabilid Cape Construction
MECHANICAL & WET SERVICES ENGINEERS( CHECKERS) Triocon Consulting Engineers
PHOTOGRAPHY Dave Southwood
A faceted, geometric coppercoloured ribbon of cladding on the central façade near the main entrance stands as the key focal point and identifying feature of the centre’ s architectural profile
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