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Cape Town, South Africa
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Parama
Cape Town, South Africa
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
This Cape Town pied-à-terre, near to the V&A
Waterfront’s Silo Precinct, was conceptualised as a
blank canvas for the owner’s growing collection of South
African and African art. The precinct is anchored by the
Zeitz MOCAA, which is not only the most significant art
museum in the world dedicated to artists from Africa and
the diaspora but is also a local architectural landmark
designed by the UK’s Thomas Heatherwick. Much of the
district’s artistic and creative character derives from its
presence.
Other significant cultural and geographical markers
include views overlooking the marina on one side of the
apartment and natural landmarks such as Devil’s Peak
(part of the city’s iconic Table Mountain) on the other.
Inevitably, these contextual prompts flavoured ARRCC
and OKHA’s approach to the interiors.
The client brief specified a strictly minimalistic approach.
With the long rectangular shape of the apartment in
mind, ARRCC opted to create a unified inner shell rather
than a series of separate rooms. Integrated cabinetry
makes it possible to conceal storage and present
sleek, uncluttered surfaces throughout the apartment.
At the same time, this approach created opportunities
for ARRCC to redefine the interior architecture with
variations in scale and volume, subtly sculpting into the
living spaces to define distinct areas within the larger
open-plan space.
Perhaps the most clearly legible of these is the
champagne aluminium-clad kitchen, which appears
as a unified insertion within the larger white interior.
Similarly defined volumes, however, have been created
for the dining and lounge areas. This approach has been
reprised using different materials in different areas in the
apartment: joinery in the living space and sandstone
in the bathrooms, for example, while maintaining
their monolithic appearance. The transitional spaces
between rooms are conceptualised as aesthetic ‘palate
cleansers’, using variations in materials, texture and
pattern.
Waterfront’s Silo Precinct, was conceptualised as a
blank canvas for the owner’s growing collection of South
African and African art. The precinct is anchored by the
Zeitz MOCAA, which is not only the most significant art
museum in the world dedicated to artists from Africa and
the diaspora but is also a local architectural landmark
designed by the UK’s Thomas Heatherwick. Much of the
district’s artistic and creative character derives from its
presence.
Other significant cultural and geographical markers
include views overlooking the marina on one side of the
apartment and natural landmarks such as Devil’s Peak
(part of the city’s iconic Table Mountain) on the other.
Inevitably, these contextual prompts flavoured ARRCC
and OKHA’s approach to the interiors.
The client brief specified a strictly minimalistic approach.
With the long rectangular shape of the apartment in
mind, ARRCC opted to create a unified inner shell rather
than a series of separate rooms. Integrated cabinetry
makes it possible to conceal storage and present
sleek, uncluttered surfaces throughout the apartment.
At the same time, this approach created opportunities
for ARRCC to redefine the interior architecture with
variations in scale and volume, subtly sculpting into the
living spaces to define distinct areas within the larger
open-plan space.
Perhaps the most clearly legible of these is the
champagne aluminium-clad kitchen, which appears
as a unified insertion within the larger white interior.
Similarly defined volumes, however, have been created
for the dining and lounge areas. This approach has been
reprised using different materials in different areas in the
apartment: joinery in the living space and sandstone
in the bathrooms, for example, while maintaining
their monolithic appearance. The transitional spaces
between rooms are conceptualised as aesthetic ‘palate
cleansers’, using variations in materials, texture and
pattern.
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