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PROJECT

STADIO DURBANVILLE CAMPUS,

PHASE 1

Located on the Groot Phesantekraal Estate, Stadio’s campus in Durbanville, Cape
Town, is the latest in the Stadio stable. It offers specialist venues for academic pursuits

and green outdoor spaces. Phase I comprises the entrance road, linear park, blocks A
and B, and parking. Sports facilities will be included in Phase 2 of the project.

Project Team
Developer/Client: STADIO Higher Education
Architect: BPAS Architects
Landscape Architect: Truform Landscape Architects
Landscape Contractor: Turftech Cape Town
Engineers: KLS consulting Engineers
Quantity Surveyors: Calcolli Projects

s a new flagship landmark, this Additionally, tree-lined plazas on the utilising bollards rather than curbs to
campus, featuring four modern south-east side of the buildings create define pedestrian sanctuaries and the
Abuildings and an expansive sheltered gathering spots, mitigating the central linear park. The site’s natural slope
sports precinct, has been designed with harsh summer sun and south-easterly presented an opportunity for social design,
the student experience at its core. By winds, bringing the architecture down to a creating terraced seating and lush ‘pocket’
prioritising pedestrian-only zones, an comfortable, human scale. landscapes. These spaces are tied together
inviting, comfortable and vibrant social hub by polished concrete accents, ensuring
has been created. Hard landscaping aspects that every functional element, down to the
The materiality of the campus reflects stair treads, contributes to a unified and
Soft landscaping its flagship status, balancing aesthetic welcoming student environment.
In a high-traffic pedestrian environment, excellence with the practical need for
hardscaping naturally takes precedence low maintenance. A palette of natural Landscape installation and irrigation
over soft landscaping. To balance this, the coloured brick pavers creates a cohesive, This was carried out by Deon Dry and his
design maximises every green opportunity, flowing journey between every building. team from Turftech, Cape Town. Dry says
starting with the lush central linear park. This is complemented by polished that the main challenge for installation was
This focal element serves a dual purpose: concrete furniture elements that mirror the the wet clay conditions during the 2025
providing a shaded, seasonal social hub architectural language of the campus. rainy season. “It was also a huge challenge
for students and functioning as a vital To enhance accessibility, the entire to undertake landscaping while civil and
stormwater swale for campus runoff. campus remains on a single level, structural work was taking place.”

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