Bryant Street Bo Kaap
Cape Town
2022
Typology
Houses
Heritage
Programme
City
Cape Town
Country
South Africa
Status
Design Development
Awards
Extension and reconfiguration of a house in the Bo Kaap to bring in light, air and a sense of space to a rather gloomy property. By adopting the flat roofed typology of the neighbourhood, we have been able to add an additional storey for a generous bedroom suite with views towards the city and the mountain. and move the living space up to look out over the raised garden terrace.
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We explored a variety of options. one working with the space below a steeply pitched roof, one with a flat roof, and one with a hybrid form, retaining the pitch at the front but tapering to flat at the rear, to avoid the uphill neighbours looking in.
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By Stacking the stairs and the services, we are able to open the house up from front to rear, allowing for cross ventilation and a play of light. Rather than a double volume living room, we provide a double volume terrace, forging a relationship between all of the main spaces and the garden, the real living room of this house in the city.
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