+IMPACT Magazine Issue 25
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PROJECT<br />
PROJECT<br />
Lessons in<br />
PRESERVATION<br />
The new building complex at the City of Cape Town’s Bracken<br />
Nature Reserve has just been awarded a 5-Star Green Star<br />
certification for its design, and will be taking shape on site<br />
over the next two years.<br />
WORDS Melinda Hardisty<br />
IMAGES GAPP Architects and Urban Designers<br />
The new buildings at Bracken Nature<br />
Reserve, Cape Town, slot into the<br />
natural landscape as if they have<br />
always belonged there.<br />
PROJECT NUTSHELL<br />
Client:<br />
City of Cape Town – Bracken Nature Reserve<br />
Location: 2 Reservoir Street, Brackenfell South, Cape Town<br />
Green Star rating: 5-Star Green Star Public & Education Building<br />
Design (V1)<br />
Type of building: Environmental Education Centre<br />
Project construction dates: October 2023 – July 20<strong>25</strong><br />
Project size: 710m² (total gross floor area)<br />
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