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PROJECT

Permeable paving comprises grass blocks and gravel

The clubhouse courtyard has a zen-like paving pattern

The design of the long water element involved complicated levels. Metal sheet spouts provide a smooth surface
for the water to run over, providing a soft, gentle sound.

and rewilding, and on a micro scale, more alien removal has been ongoing for four
formal design intervention opportunities. years and continues with nature starting
The 14ha valley of Zululami is intended to show a more robust character true to
to be the heart of the community and the relevant local biomes. The ecology and
has been rewilded from a monoculture environment of Zululami now sits front and
of sugar cane to a biodiverse ecological centre within the development’s footprint.
zone reflecting the endemic character of The formal design interventions were
KZN with its coastal forests, swamp forests, focused on the arrival node and clubhouse,
coastal grasslands and wetlands. with interventions around the gatehouse
This restoration and rewilding started comprising permeable paving, a green
with the large alien tree removal, with trunks wall wrapping the façade, a water element,
cut and used in open spaces for soil erosion roof gardens, a decorative metal trellis
control and trail steps. This was followed and concrete paving. In the case of the
by the removal of the sugar cane mono- permeable paving, this was specified for the
culture and all other invasive species. This parking areas and comprised grass blocks

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