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Comfort Redefined: The Nautica Shopping Centre Project with Fourways Group
Situated in the heart of the beautiful coastal town of Langebaan, the Nautica Shopping Centre is evidence of the beauty of modern convenience set against the backdrop of the peaceful and beautiful West Coast. Langebaan’s picturesque lagoon and the bustling life of the West Coast National Park provide a natural spectacle. They are complemented by a comprehensive retail complex, with Nautica Shopping Centre a pivotal part of this offering.
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Volume 13 2025
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Where Bryanston's charm meets modern luxury
The Revo Project in Bryanston offers stylish urban living in a prime location. With lush tree-lined streets, excellent schools and close proximity to Sandton's bustling business hub, it's perfect for young professionals, families, and investors.
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Volume 13 2025
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Maximise road lifespan with advanced solutions from Fibertex
Fibertex Nonwovens South Africa is leading the way in road pavement maintenance with advanced solutions, including the manufacture and supply of Fibertex AM-2, a flexible nonwoven paving fabric specially designed for African road engineering conditions.
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Volume 13 2025
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KURAL VISTA
On the iconic Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, KURAL VISTA is a masterclass in luxury living, seamlessly blending sophisticated design, stunning vistas and unparalleled opulence, redefining the ultimate residential experience.
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Volume 13 2025
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Hout Bay's new coastal gem
La’Mare presents stylish oneand two-bedroom apartments in Hout Bay, merging luxury with breathtaking mountain and ocean views. Ideally situated near local attractions, this exclusive development will set a new standard for coastal living when completed in 2026.
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Volume 13 2025
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Rallim Secondary School
Rallim Secondary School, a collaboration with Xperiencemakers, redefines educational design, blending biophilic principles, neuropsychology, and innovative thinking to create a nurturing environment that fosters lifelong learning and personal growth.
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Volume 13 2025
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Lagoon Crescent
Where minimalist design meets breathtaking natural beauty, creating a luxurious retreat that harmoniously blends architecture, nature, and contemporary living.
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Volume 13 2025
SA Building Review
Top tips for securing the perfect retirement home
As more retirees seek to secure their future living arrangements, choosing the right retirement village becomes a crucial decision. A recent survey conducted by Rainmaker Marketing reports that retirees prioritise location, affordability and living within an estate when making the decision to purchase.
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Volume 13 2025
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Casa á Beiramar
Casa a Beiramar, envisioned by Metropole Architects, is a 750m? modern four-bedroom home situated in the prestigious Simbithi Golf Estate on KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast of South Africa.
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Volume 13 2025
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Sunbird DRIVE
A coastal oasis in Langebaan along the Cape’s West Coast
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Volume 13 2025
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A state-of-the-art learning haven for pupils with special needs
In 2012, three classrooms at the Nokuthula Centre and Special School were destroyed in a fire. The school, which provides services to pupils with severe intellectual disabilities, was rebuilt in Lyndhurst by Basil Read and designed by TKDS. Construction of the 10 301m? school began in February 2015 and was completed in October 2017. The new school caters to 560 pupils, aged three to 18, who represent the South African population.
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Volume 13 2025
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A scenic retreat in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley
Winelands Villa, nestled in the Gentleman's Estate at Val de Vie in the PaarlFranschhoek Valley, offers breathtaking views of the Drakenstein, Simonsberg, and Paarl Rock Mountains. Surrounded by rehabilitated fynbos, this luxurious residence blends Provençal and Cape vernacular architecture, featuring pitched roofs, exposed timber rafters, and a natural material palette of timber cladding, off-shutter concrete, and stone accents against white-plastered walls.
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Volume 13 2025
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Cementing success through meaningful customer engagement
AfriSam, a leading supplier of construction materials, has sustained its success by placing customers at the heart of its operations. This customer-centric approach has not only strengthened its market presence but also contributed to broader societal benefits that are often unnoticed.
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Volume 13 2025
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Top three construction trends for 2025
Key shifts within the infrastructure development landscape mean positive tailwinds for South Africa’s construction industry, with more than a quarter billion rand planned for public infrastructure projects in 2025 alone.
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Volume 13 2025
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Reinventing traditional safari-style architecture
The new Cheetah Plains game lodge in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve in the Kruger National Park in South Africa, reinvents traditional safari-style architecture to create an altogether new safari experience of nature from within.
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Volume 8 2020
SA Building Review
Westbury Transformation Development Centre
Can social justice be found through friendly and inclusive design? We think so. The Westbury Transformation Development Centre (TDC) project grapples with the issue of spatial and social justice in a marginalised community.
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Volume 8 2020
SA Building Review
The 1054 – a pavilion to the street edge
The 1054, strategically named after the property’s ERF number, firmly places itself on Main Road, Walmer, as a pavilion to the street edge. Main Road has been established, as part of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s Spatial Development Framework Plan, as a new business precinct within the bay and is expanding rapidly. Although business is growing along this main feeder route, many houses have merely been face-lifted with a false façade that has really watered down the potential for the strip.
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Volume 8 2020
SA Building Review
Rebuilding trust is key to turning around struggling construction industry, says Minister
A growing trust deficit between the government and the private sector threatens to derail efforts to turn around the struggling construction sector, but government is intensifying its efforts to build meaningful relationships with the industry. This is according to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille, speaking at the 118th Annual General Meeting of the Master Builders and Allied Trades’ Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC).
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Volume 8 2020
SA Building Review
Giving more than it gets
To expand its physical footprint, MDA Attorneys acquired and rebuilt their office on a prominent site on the corner of West and Riviera in Houghton. Green principles were key from the outset; and yet the results, which include a Net Zero Carbon pilot certification, surpassed all expectations. Here’s how the process unfolded...
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Volume 8 2020
SA Building Review
Pickwick transitional housing
The City of Cape Town with its partners is steering a precinct-based approach to the delivery of affordable rental in the Woodstock and Salt River area close to the CBD. This involves multifaceted rental housing projects aimed at improving the lives of Cape Town’s disenfranchised residents.
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Volume 8 2020
SA Building Review
Exxaro head office showcases geotechnical expertise
Challenging dolomitic ground conditions at the site of the new Exxaro head offices for Growthpoint Properties in Centurion, Pretoria, resulted in infrastructure company AECOM collaborating closely with AMA Architects to optimise the building design.
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