private - sea : bungalow 12

• Location : Bakoven,Cape Town
• Year : 2005-6
• Client : Private
• Contractor : Sean Pope Construction
• Project Cost : R 3 000 000

This building is situated in one of Cape Town's best locations, an intimate little bay called Glen Beach. The project was for the extensive re-configuration of the existing beach bungalow on the site with the principal intention being the addition of a second floor. This would then transform the building into two holiday apartments. The significance of the project centers on the fact that Cape Town's beach bungalows enjoy a special protected status in the eyes of the local city council. New designs for bungalows receive intense attention from the city's top planning staff and have to comply with a highly controlled and restrained "bungalow vernacular." Our design acknowledges this reality whilst simultaneously extending the regulatory boundaries to express a character that is; modern, earthy and above all comfortable to live in.