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PROJECT

CONRADIE PARK, CAPE TOWN

Conradie Park in Pinelands, Cape Town, is a mixed-income, mixed-use housing
development, a partnership between the developers, Concor, and the Western Cape
government. It is described as a self-contained town for the future, located within a
sustainable, green urban park.

Vegetated sidewalks at the main vehicular entrance

andscape architect Andrew Kerrin says performing the following vital functions:
Project Team that the brief was developed together • they accommodate multi-modal,
Client and Main Contractor: Lwith the client as part of the urban pedestrian-orientated movement where
Concor Construction design / masterplan process. The landscape vehicular movement and speeds are
Project Manager: Igual masterplan was built up from several limited;
Urban Designer: dhk / Jakupa components that formed an integrated • they provide green infrastructure in the
Architects: dhk / Jakupa and functional system. These components form of stormwater attenuation,
Landscape Architect – dhk / GREENinc comprise the streets, courtyards, a main • they provide planters and bio-swales
Landscape Contractors: Contours park, public spaces and sustainable urban that capture and attenuate stormwater;
Group and Langverwacht Landscaping drainage. • they provide passive recreational areas
The streets form a large component of in the form of seating alongside street
the Conradie Park public space network, planting; and

Aerial view of Heritage Square. The design approach was to provide spaces that enable people to connect

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