Monday, May 23, 2011

Rose Court, Sea Point

Rose Court, Sea PointI really enjoyed dipping into Sea Point yesterday so I decided to stay in Cape Town for today's building, in fact I stayed in Sea Point, ust a few doors up from Bordeaux Court.

This is Rose Court in Avenue St Denis. Again it has squared-off open balconies atthe corners of the building with deep concrete eyebrows to provide lots of shade.

The entrance is marked by two vertical fins. They rise above the name of the building spelt out in metal letters above the door either side of a series of small square windows providing light for the stairwell.

Rose Court, Sea Point

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2 comments:

  1. HelsMay 24, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    I know people liked the smooth, rounded balconies that one often sees in Deco blocks of flats. But the squared-off open balconies at the corners of this particular building are clean, geometric and modern.

    In any case, since the two vertical fins are sharp and geometric themselves, I don't think rounded balconies would have been as appropriate.

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  2. David ThompsonMay 24, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Hels, I think the squared-off balconies work really well here because they jut out from the building. I prefer rounded balconies when they are more integrated into the rest of the façade.

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