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The Architecture











 •  The buildings are designed                                       •  Subtle use of natural

 in a fine grain of smaller units                                       materials & elements will lend
 spread across the site to create   •  Inspired by the historic Swartland   to a contemporary Cape
 a farm yard and community   farm styles & wheat production             Vernacular barn style.
 village ambiance.

                                                                     •  A restaurant courtyard, in the

 •  The building architecture would                                     format of a mini village square,
 be integrated with a network                                           at the southern end of the retail
 of continuous pedestrian links,                                        centre will create a sence of
 fragmented parking areas                                               place to gather and be seen.

 with trees for shade and the
 landscape access roads for                                          •  The main parking area would be
 direction & organisation.                                              in the shape of a central court-

                                                                        yard, “De Zwartland Werf”.
 •  This style of architrecture would

 be a contemporary interpre-
 tation of the scale and fabric,
 fitting  for this town steeped in
 history, yet progressing with time.















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