TAKE A LOOK | SA's first biophilic building coated with plants breaks ground in Cape Town
The demolition of an unassuming building at 142 Bree Street in Cape Town's city centre has started after briefly being transformed into an urban street art gallery.
In its place will come The Fynbos, a 24-storey mixed-use space with 689 apartments, a rooftop sunset terrace with pool, a fitness centre, restaurant, and bar. The Fynbos is also branded as the country and the continent's first biophilic building and will feature a 1,200m² vertical garden made up of indigenous plants.www.BusinessInsider.co.zaBranded as the first biophilic building in South Africa and on the continent, The Fynbos development, which will feature a 1,200m² vertical garden made up of indigenous plants, has broken ground in Cape Town's city centre.
A vacant building at 142 Bree Street in Cape Town was recently turned into an urban street art gallery, with the creations of some of the city's top graffiti artists adorning dilapidated walls. The impromptu art show was the final bow of an unassuming low-rise light-industrial building in the heart of the city, with brightly coloured walls bashed down to make way for a first in Africa.
Construction of The Fynbos, which officially broke ground with the recent start of the demolition process at 142 Bree Street, is expected to finish in the final quarter of 2024.Chief to The Fynbos' appeal and very ethos is its biophilic design, defined as increasing connectivity to the natural environment in an urban setting, with emphasis on available light, air flow, clean water, and plants.
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