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klompie brick Cladding is one of 15 revelstone cast-stone cladding options. Cast in concrete, it looks like an original clay klompie brick and is ideal for cladding feature walls. “It is a high performance and low maintenance product which costs considerably less than the clay klompie. It can be used for external or internal wall cladding, and is produced in a variety of colours and two thicknesses, 30mm or 75mm, ” says revelstone managing director, alex Cyprianos.

Several other precast concrete products are being used in the construction of de aan Zicht. they include: hollow-core floor slabs and precast staircases (portland hollowcore); lintels and coping (lintels for africa); exposed aggregate pavers (Inca); parking and walkway paving (N1 paving); and kerbing (blueblok). only 20 minute drive from the centre of Cape town and close to the durbanville hills Wine route, de aan Zicht offers a host of lifestyle features including: a Montessori school; fibre and dStv ready; 24 hour security with biometric access; a swimming pool; a spa; training science gym with trainer; function and conference rooms; a mini soccer field; and several other features. n

The attractive paving layout integrates with the recently completed High St pergola.

Revamped Hermanus High Street beckons shoppers and tourists

By David Beer on behalf of the Concrete Manufacturers Association

Now that the transformation of Hermanus’ High St from a busy traffic-dominated thoroughfare into a paved sanctuary has been completed, High St business owners have cause for celebration. Its magnificent coastline aside, Hermanus now has an additional tourist drawcard, providing visitors and locals alike with a tree-lined pedestrian mall paved with an attractive mix of precast concrete pavers supplied by CMA producer member, C.E.L. Paving Products.

The revamped thoroughfare is fronted with an inviting mix of outdoor eating venues and bespoke retail outlets and the paving links high Street’s varied architecture in an integrated living space for pedestrians, cyclists and cars. the final phase of the revamp involved the construction of a pergola on the corner of high St and dirkie uys St. Completed in June 2021, it will house market stalls and be used to support events such as the annual whale festival.

Executed on behalf of the overstrand Municipality, the makeover was conceived and designed by gapp architects and urban designers under the auspices of Element Consulting Engineers. the civil work and paving was done by Meyer beton Siviele en boukontrakteurs. high Street’s upgrade forms part of an overall framework plan commissioned by the overstrand Municipality in 2016. developed by gapp architects, the framework focuses on revamping the Cbd, the treatment of public spaces and traffic flows. as one of several development opportunities, the framework identified high Street as an important historic route, and