KLOOF 145 in Cape Town
KLOOF 145, Large High Class Cape Town Residential, South African Architecture Photos
KLOOF 145 in Cape Town
Modern Luxury Real Estate in South Africa – design by SAOTA Architects
7 May 2019
KLOOF 145
Design: SAOTA
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
KLOOF 145
Accessed from Kloof Road, which winds along the western slopes of Lion?s Head, this site is positioned in the wind-protected suburb of Clifton. Years before any development was introduced, this slope was conceivably covered by indigenous forest and fynbos. Today, however, the area is developed and enjoys spectacular views over the sandy beaches, boulder outcrops, and Twelve Apostles mountains towards the south and sunset views over the Atlantic Ocean.
The first aspect of the project that required addressing was the steep slope that would have to be excavated to accommodate the structure. The home was conceived as an arrangement of staggered blocks that rise along the side of the mountain, with the upper, private levels becoming appropriately shielded from both visibility and street-level noise.
?The conceptual approach to the design was to reinstate the qualities of a natural landscape,? says architect Phillippe Fouché of South African architectural firm SAOTA, who lead the project. The lower part of the building, an independent apartment, is then expressed as ?a heavy stone plinth?, its gabion-walled exterior and cocooning interior of dark-stained oak and off shutter concrete reflecting the strata of the m...
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