Pta building revamped at R9m
2009-02-24 · Gauteng
A 1930s-style housing development near the Union Buildings in Pretoria has been given a R9m revamp.
The dilapidated Tiny Town development was purchased by the property developers about a decade ago, says City Property chairman Alec Wapnick.
Many decades of neglect had left the original structures in dire need of repair. Among the challenges faced by the current developers was the merging of old and new architectural styles and fittings. According to architect Pieter Oosthuizen of VDO Consulting, the brief was to upgrade the structure to "fit in with the requirements of the 21st century and the changing character of the area, while respecting the history and context of the buildings".
Work was carried out in close consultation with the Heritage Commission, to retain as many of the original features as possible. Many Oregon pine doors and windows had to be replaced, old steel baths re-porcelained and obsolete light fittings modernised, within budgetary constraints. This valuable piece of heritage has finally been restored to a modern semblance of its former glory, while retaining its original residential purpose.
Project manager Tom Burke says the housing was rented by university arts students prior to the revamp. "In its new form Tiny Town will be marketed as a security village which will appeal to mid- and upper-income earners," he adds.
Burke says he is looking at various designs for a contemporary second-phase development on a piece of vacant land to the west of the existing development.
Tiny Town will be formally marketed in a few weeks' time.
For more information contact Alec Wapnick on 012 319 8811.
The dilapidated Tiny Town development was purchased by the property developers about a decade ago, says City Property chairman Alec Wapnick.
Many decades of neglect had left the original structures in dire need of repair. Among the challenges faced by the current developers was the merging of old and new architectural styles and fittings. According to architect Pieter Oosthuizen of VDO Consulting, the brief was to upgrade the structure to "fit in with the requirements of the 21st century and the changing character of the area, while respecting the history and context of the buildings".
Work was carried out in close consultation with the Heritage Commission, to retain as many of the original features as possible. Many Oregon pine doors and windows had to be replaced, old steel baths re-porcelained and obsolete light fittings modernised, within budgetary constraints. This valuable piece of heritage has finally been restored to a modern semblance of its former glory, while retaining its original residential purpose.
Project manager Tom Burke says the housing was rented by university arts students prior to the revamp. "In its new form Tiny Town will be marketed as a security village which will appeal to mid- and upper-income earners," he adds.
Burke says he is looking at various designs for a contemporary second-phase development on a piece of vacant land to the west of the existing development.
Tiny Town will be formally marketed in a few weeks' time.
For more information contact Alec Wapnick on 012 319 8811.
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