Two Close Between in Cape Town, South Africa by Abon Studio

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Two Close Between in Cape Town, South Africa by Abon Studio

February 26th, 2021 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Abon Studio

The official name we gave this project is Two-Close-Between, the name is derived from the actual constraints of the site’s surroundings along with the functionality of the building.

The drivers for this project were problem solving privacy aspects whilst preserving views. This is a dual living home built on a small 450m2 site, snug between two existing properties. The main objective was to retain the views of the ocean whilst maximizing privacy between the dual living and also from the surrounding homes, which are situated around all four sides of the site.

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Architects: Abon Studio
Project: Two Close Between
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Building area (m²): Site – 446m2 Building Area – 550m2
Completion Year: 2020

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The dual dwelling is divided by one wall and a secret door, if the wall is removed the dwelling becomes a four-bedroom single family residence.

An aspect we are particularly proud of with this project is the amount of usable space we managed to achieve on such a small site, whilst creating spaces that do not interfere with the surrounding homes.

If there was any challenging process in this project, it would have been fitting a three level home onto a tight site that was surrounded by other homes on all sides. The design needed to suit the client but respect the neighbours in many aspects, which involved a lengthy design development process. Luckily design is what we live for though.

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Tags: Cape Town, South Africa

Categories: House, Residential, Villa

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