117 on Strand , Cape Town
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS CATEGORY
The site is located adjacent to the Bo-Kaap area on the boundary of trendy De Waterkant . It is minutes away from Cape Town ’ s entertainment hub and the V & A Waterfront , with easy access to city-based businesses .
The brief from the client , Ingenuity Property Investments , was to provide a landmark mixed-use building with sufficient parking , which both respects and connects to the listed 3-storey historic building that exists to the north east corner of the site and respects the context and fabric of the neighbouring Bo-Kaap .
The building has been divided into the elements of urban edge , base building and tower to create a progression of scale starting with the two storey retail element which creates a visually permeable zone with a legible city street scale and is delineated by a sheltering canopy element which runs from Rose Street up Castle Street around Chiappini street and ends on the Strand Street façade .
A concerted design effort was made to modulate the plinth ( housing a residential component ) and break it up into a more domestic scale by using vertical and horizontal elements to create smaller , varied and less imposing elements , which relate directly to the scale and form of the existing houses of the adjacent Bo-Kaap . Lastly the tower element itself was shaped so as to specifically lessen the impact on the sensitive Bo- Kaap area behind by stepping the façade away from the Chiappini / Castle Street corner . This stepped façade has incorporated the use of colour on the verticals facing towards the Bo-Kaap to further reflect the vibrancy of the historic area . A further design element that assists with the relative scale of the building is the setback above the plinth level which creates a roof garden area and allows for a visual disconnect between the slim tower element and the heavier and more grounded base building , with its more solid construction .
The development was planned as a 16,600m 2 mixeduse building comprising residential ( 43 %), office ( 28 %), retail ( 15 %) and health club ( 14 %) and other service components required . The building further provides secure public parking for 250 cars in the basement , accessed via Strand Street and secure private parking for 320 cars in the podium , accessed via Chiappini Street . The building serves the city through its mixed-use offering making the city centre a more desirable place to live , work , shop , socialise and exercise .
Owner / Developer : Ingenuity Property Investments Architect : KMMA Architects Architect Heritage Building : Fabian Architects Project Manager : Cogent Quantity Surveyor : LDM Structural & Civil Engineer : De Villiers Consult Electrical & Mechanical Engineer : JD Reitz Consulting Engineers Fire Consultant : Tom Esterhuizen & Associates Environmental Consultant : PJC and Partners Landscaping : Tarna Klitzner Main Contractor : WBHO
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