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Cape Town, South Africa
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Waterside
Cape Town, South Africa
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Waterside is a nine-story beachside apartment building in Clifton, Cape Town, designed by SAOTA in 2009. Interior design studio ARRCC, in collaboration with Karen Stanek from KS Designs, had the task of merging three apartments over two levels.
ARRCC’s first priority was to redevelop and unify the floorplan with a particular emphasis on celebrating the entrance. Towards the front of the apartments, they removed the slab to create a fully glazed double-volume central living space that opens onto a sea-facing balcony, inviting natural light deep into the interior.
A grand entrance, relocated to the top floor, now overlooks the living space for a radically different spatial experience offering glimpses of the ocean beyond. A sinuous staircase and undulating walls at the entrance take creative inspiration from the shapes of boulders on the beach below and the contours of the cliffside, expressing their natural presence while simultaneously enhancing the flow, orientation, and integration of the spaces throughout the apartment.
Natural materials such as marble and timber have been selected to evoke the surrounding environment. Other features, such as the wave-like wall at the entrance, are finished in simple plaster and paint to emphasize their form. The bedrooms and bathrooms are finished in calm, sophisticated neutrals, including limed oak and a classical combination of black-and-white marble, in contrast with the pops of colour and pattern in the social spaces.
The timber wall cladding has been designed to accommodate concealed lighting, which washes it and accentuates it as a feature throughout the day. In fact, light fittings and other services are concealed wherever possible, and strip lighting is intentionally included to maintain the seamless continuity of the timber interior wrapping keeping walls, floors, and surfaces uncluttered by lamps.
The use of smoky mirror, oxidized copper, and green marble throughout the apartment all evoke the colours and textures of the seashore. This further manifests in the spectacular “Fire + Ice” lighting piece by Stephen Pikus, which also incorporates the use of recycled glass.
The delicate balance of richness and restraint creates an understated backdrop for the owner’s collection of contemporary art. Together, all these elements of the redeveloped interior create a powerful and compelling response to place, space, and user experience.
ARRCC’s first priority was to redevelop and unify the floorplan with a particular emphasis on celebrating the entrance. Towards the front of the apartments, they removed the slab to create a fully glazed double-volume central living space that opens onto a sea-facing balcony, inviting natural light deep into the interior.
A grand entrance, relocated to the top floor, now overlooks the living space for a radically different spatial experience offering glimpses of the ocean beyond. A sinuous staircase and undulating walls at the entrance take creative inspiration from the shapes of boulders on the beach below and the contours of the cliffside, expressing their natural presence while simultaneously enhancing the flow, orientation, and integration of the spaces throughout the apartment.
Natural materials such as marble and timber have been selected to evoke the surrounding environment. Other features, such as the wave-like wall at the entrance, are finished in simple plaster and paint to emphasize their form. The bedrooms and bathrooms are finished in calm, sophisticated neutrals, including limed oak and a classical combination of black-and-white marble, in contrast with the pops of colour and pattern in the social spaces.
The timber wall cladding has been designed to accommodate concealed lighting, which washes it and accentuates it as a feature throughout the day. In fact, light fittings and other services are concealed wherever possible, and strip lighting is intentionally included to maintain the seamless continuity of the timber interior wrapping keeping walls, floors, and surfaces uncluttered by lamps.
The use of smoky mirror, oxidized copper, and green marble throughout the apartment all evoke the colours and textures of the seashore. This further manifests in the spectacular “Fire + Ice” lighting piece by Stephen Pikus, which also incorporates the use of recycled glass.
The delicate balance of richness and restraint creates an understated backdrop for the owner’s collection of contemporary art. Together, all these elements of the redeveloped interior create a powerful and compelling response to place, space, and user experience.
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