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PROJECT

Stone clad planters and paving; the latter mimics the organic shape of the building.

Installation of the project was phased, with
a lengthy delay between phases 1 and 2.
Colyn says that although the project was
challenging, the obstacles were overcome
and the end result is a “beautiful, healthy
landscape and a satisfied client”.

Langverwacht Kwekery supplied all
the trees from its Annandale Road tree
farm and the bulk of the smaller plant
material from its Winery Road premises.
Both nurseries are situated between
Stellenbosch and Somerset West.

The client has invested into the larger
Technopark landscape maintenance
by adopting the maintenance of the
unlandscaped road reserve and previous
green belt on its boundaries. LSA
Project Team
on improving the micro climate around Landscape installation
the building and reducing its scale. On • Client: Capitec Bank
deck planters are 300, 800 and 1200 mm Pieter G Colyn of Langverwacht • Architects: DHK Architects
deep and plant types varied according to Landscaping won the tender and was • Landscape Architects: Planning Partners
these depths. A deck drain was installed to appointed by the main contractor, WBHO, • Main Contractor: WBHO
the floors and sides of the planters. to undertake the landscape construction • Landscape Contractor: Langverwacht
and irrigation design and installation. Landscaping
Hard landscaping occurs mainly on the The project included the installation of
podium deck above the underground drainage material to the planters, filling www.langverwachtlandscaping.co.za
parking area, with the paving design of planters with a special topsoil/compost
mimicking the organic shape of the mix, plant installation and maintenance.
building. It is low key, with a colour palette Information supplied by
of muted greys that compliments the The installation of the drainage and filling Planning Partners and
colours of the building. A podium wall of the planters was challenging. Due to Langverwacht Landscaping.
along the road and planters on the deck limited access to the site, the topsoil/ Photos courtesy of Pieter
are finished in black stone; the planters’ compost mix had to be put into large bags G Colyn, Langverwacht
form and shapes also follow the aesthetic and then lifted onto the podium by means Landscaping.
of the building. of Langverwacht’s crane truck.

The following different types of paving
have been installed, namely:
• Inca black burnished paver, herringbone
bond, laid on river sand with sand swept
joints;
• Revelstone Jura paver bands, laid on
river sand with sand swept joints, with
a polished finish;
• Inca grey burnished paver, herringbone
bond, with a light tint and polished
finish;
• Inca traditional granite exposed bond
paver, herringbone bond, tinted and
with a polished finish;
• kerbs are paved with Cape Concrete
charcoal dark pigment pavers for corner
units and tree triangles;
• parking bay demarcation pavers are Inca
‘Palmyra’ indicators cut into the above-
mentioned paving types; they have a
white cement and light, sandblasted
finish.
A daisy lawn above the steps leads to another set of steps to the
basement parking. A mass of pink flowering Arctotis frames the space.

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