Migration To Cape Town’s V&A Silo District Is Being Led By Pioneering Women Whose Innovative Offerings Are Setting The Scene For A New Vision.
Cape Town harbour is central to the city’s history, but for too long it has been cut off from the lives of its citizens. While the Victoria Wharf small constitutes connection of a kind, consumption is the focus and the story of the working harbour is veiled by the glamour of catamarans and tour boats.
As a resident of the new Silo district at the V&A Waterfront and a long-time fan of the docks, I’m probably more aware of this than most. Here, the blast of a fishing boat’s horn in the early hours, the ropes, nets, crates and trucks lining the wharf, and the constant activity of the workers are a welcome dose of provenance in an otherwise future-facing development.
No surprise then that for Anya van der Merwe of Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects, the architect (and the firm) at the forefront of the Silo district’s design plan, the development is about identity, context, experience and serving the people. Central to it all was the restoration and alteration of the historic grain silo, with the buildings around it premised on community building and the creation of public space rather than on making a statement. Architect Thomas Heatherwick’s transformation of the main silo building into the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is impressive to look at, but its more intangible role as an art museum and ‘place maker’ for the city is equally exciting. Especially as it will champion African art to a public all too accustomed to longing for elsewhere.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2017 من House and Leisure.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2017 من House and Leisure.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
At The Breakfast Table With Jonty Rhodes And Family
Recently renovated, the historic Cape Town home of Jonty and Melanie Rhodes is an adaptable base for an active, clean-eating clan of six
LUNCH IN THE GARDEN with siblings Bronwyn and Jonathan Cane
Alfresco gatherings are the order of the day at this updated century-old semi – the home of a design-centric sister and brother in Brixton, Joburg
IN THE KITCHEN with Karen Dudley and family
For Karen Dudley, food informs the family dynamic and her home is as multilayered and as delicious a delight as her colourful personality and cooking style
THE TRADITIONAL KITCHEN
The perfect piece to pull together a country-style kitchen is a beautiful wooden table that will age with time and hold its place in the memories made around it.
IN THE FRAME
'The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for light.’
DRINKS AT THE TABLE with David Cope and Donné Bullivant
A dream kitchen renovation meant wine lovers Dave Cope and Donné Bullivant could finally settle down in their wondrously moody City Bowl apartment
THE MODULAR KITCHEN
DECOR TIP Modular elements like these USM Haller systems are a great way to create interesting, non-permanent storage that can be customised to your needs.
SUPPER IN THE BARN with the Thatenhorst family
Munich-based interior designer Stephanie Thatenhorst transformed the barn at her parents’ farm in Bavaria into an eclectic family retreat
BREAKING BREAD
The pendulum has swung back for this nutritious, crusty staple of flour, yeast, water and time – the much-beloved artisanal loaf
SNACKS ON THE TERRACE with sisters Vicky Crease and Maira Koutsoudakis
The traditional Cycladic home of dynamic sisters Vicky Crease and Maira Koutsoudakis on the island of Serifos is a reminder of what it means to be a part of a close-knit family
