Friday, 19 October 2012

Metropolitain Parc Du Carp, Cape Town, South Africa





 
 
 
Adding life externally to an un-used exterior of the entrance to a corporate company.
 
Based on coastal location and low maintenance of design and landscaping, I presented the idea of fully weathered materials. The slate stone finishes, rusted effect planters and xerophyte plants as well as fully polished metal aloes.
 
 
From a sun flared plan, the layout compliments the half curved building, this staggered and carried through all planters and seating benches. Tilt planters with a slate effect finish holds the high polished Aloes, this a simplified design of our home plants "The Aloe".
 
The benches of solid timber and ended off with brushed stainless steel, bring through the raw element of materials as carried through the rest of the exterior components.
 
The rust effect planters sit beside the benches hosting small local shrubbery, and along the perimeter larger rust planters hosting trees.
 
 
As on many sites, discussed changes appear for the better, the photos of the exterior show the blue LED lighting inserted on the vertical wall steps, which gives a cleaner and more presentable finish. Whereas on the renders they were illustrated horizontally.