Draper on Main - Parkade

Construction of the parking component for a building known as Draper Street, on the corner of Main Road and Draper Street, Claremont, Cape Town, in the Western Cape. The site consists of three separate erven which will be consolidated to accommodate four storeys of offices above four levels of structured parking, a ground floor retail level and two basement parking levels. The existing structures include a heritage building located on the corner of Main Road and Draper Street, in Claremont, which was constructed in the early 1940’s. The new development is a 5 000m² office development and is located next to Growthpoint Properties’ existing Regional Headquarters Montclare Place on Main Road. The heritage building’s façade, including architectural elements such as the cornice detail, column bases and storefront proportions, will be retained in the design of the new building. The fully glazed facade of the new building floats above the existing heritage building allowing it to display its original architectural merit uninterrupted by the new structure. The new building is elementary in its geometry and form, with long, elegant shade fins to accentuate the verticality of the building. The four levels of parking are veiled by the shade fins creating a seamless transition between the upper parking and office levels. The over sailing roof creates a bold edge between the sky and building and provides generous shading to the roof terrace. GPS Coordinates: -33.9781263, 18.464862100000005.