Article source: Steyn Studio
A creative collaboration between London-based architects Steyn Studio and Square One Landscape Architects’ South African office has resulted in the effortless fusion between architecture and landscape, with gardens that wrap over new buildings, which in turn are woven back into the landscape with intricate trellis structures. It’s a subtle celebration of the Breedekloof Valley in South Africa’s Western Cape region’s rich cultural history, and draws its inspiration from the San who first inhabited the valley and who were later joined by early Dutch settlers.
The client’s brief called for the new development, which included gardens, a small restaurant/café called ‘Die Spens’ (The Pantry) and gift shop (‘Winkel’), on the Bosjes Estate to be relevant and contextual, providing an inviting and inspiring journey between the two key attractions on the estate: the well-known Bosjes chapel and the manor house, whilst not interfering with the visual dialogue between the two.
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- Architects: Steyn Studio
- Project: Woven into the landscape
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa
- Structural engineer: Grobler & Associates Consulting Engineers
- Gross areas: Gardens 2ha, Shop 190 sqm
- Civil Engineer: AVDM Consulting Engineers
- Commencement date: August 2018
- Completion: December 2020
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