The Design Elphick Proome Studio commenced design work on the Oceans Mixed Use Development in October 2012 . The site had previously been designed as a mixed-use precinct comprising of several sites to be individually developed . This concept was abandoned in favour of a coordinated cohesive plan for a single site large mixed-use development . Rezoning of the site involved significant inter-action and negotiation with neighbours and the Municipal authorities .
Three freestanding towers were planned for the development - The hotel , hotel apartments to the south , and two residential towers spaced over the development to the north . The hotel is an iconic tower representing a gateway to uMhlanga and is located and aligned specifically to protect and enhance the view of the ocean upon entry to uMhlanga .
The development ’ s fully integrated mixeduse scheme creates highly active edges which connect the space to the context . The scheme
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