THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL
URBAN COMPLEXITIES AN ARCHITECTURAL EXPLORATION OF SCHOLARSHIP, EXPRESSION AND MEANING IN CAPE TOWN’S ‘FRINGE’ The brief for the final BTech project asked for the design of a performance school of our choice. The school had to accommodate 25 staff members, 200 students and an auditorium. The school’s location in the Fringe are meant that the design had to be sensitive to the context, whether it’s visually or socially.
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL
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FORESHORE DISTRICT
CAPE TOWN DISTRICT
ZONNEBLOEM DISTRICT
Analysis
Scale 1:2000
Open Land / Green spaces Water Features
Religious Police Station
Urban public spaces
Train Station
Pedestrian Routes
Bus Stops
Natural Pathways Parking Main Street Network Connecting Streets District Borders
Library Landmarks /Historical Theatre
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL Precedent
Dongyuan Qianxun Community Center / Scenic Architecture Office Architects: Scenic Architecture Office Location: Xiangcheng District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China http://www.archdaily.com/876220/dongyuan-qianxun-community-ce nter-scenic-architecture-office
Ballet am Rhein gmp Architekten Düsseldorf, Germany http://www.archdaily.com/773368/ballet-am-rhein-gmp-architekten
Canada’s National Ballet School, Project Grand Jeté, Stage 1 KPMB Architects Toronto, Canada https://architizer.com/blog/building-for-ballet/
Precedent Studies with diagrams
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL Ground Floor Plan
Lower Ground floor Scale 1:250
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL Plans
Basement Plan 1 Scale 1:500
Basement Plan 2 Scale 1:500
Ground Floor Scale 1:250
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL Plans
First Floor Scale 1:250
Second & Third Floor Scale 1:250
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL
Design Section Scale 1:50
Internal Views
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL
South West Elevation Scale 1:200
THE FRINGE ON POINT CAPE TOWN BALLET SCHOOL Model
North East Elevation Scale 1:200
South East Elevation Scale 1:200
North West Elevation Scale 1:200