WHAT DOES URBAN LIVING MEAN?

// The Challenge

There is a lack of clarity amongst people

living in cities in South Africa

// Personal Experience

• Moved from a suburban house in Higgovale (18 yrs)

• To a high rise in Mouille Point (7 yrs)

• To a suburban house in Woodstock - but flatter with a stronger sense of community

• To a high rise in Sea Point

• Only now do I understand what it means to live in a city

OPPORTUNITY CHANGE DIVERSITY

Your Home. Inside and Out.To many South Africans, urban living traditionally meant being confined to a small box with no garden and limited choice of schools, parking and space.

Blok aims to change all of this by creating beautiful homes in thriving urban neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods that are alive with energy and opportunity.

It’s our responsibility to educate and inform as well as build a brand that stands out for it’s fundamental courage to rethink urban living.

// Why?

Design

Urban Homes

Urban Living

Blok does not sell a product, we create opportunities.

// Why?

Empathy

Flexibility

Adaptability

Home doesn't stop at the front door.

// How?

Yes, we like to take the difficult route. To question and test every facet of our daily business. To shine a light in Fear’s face and ask him directions to the next on-ramp.

If it ain’t broke, improve it.

51 Regent Rd, Sea Point sales@blok.co.za +27 87 752 66 77 blok.co.za

Not all heroes weara cape.

At the heart of the connected urban communities Blok calls home are the people who make them unique. Not just the residents, but also the neighbourhood heroes, whose businesses are more than just businesses, but extensions of their personalities and passions. Sea Point’s Up Cycles perfectly defines this ethos, “ped-dling” bikes to rent for you to rediscover that youthful exhilaration of cruising around your ‘hood discovering new places and visiting favourite hangouts with the sea breeze in your hair. The world outside should be an ex-tension of your living room, so get out there and explore, because finding yourself at home while being out and about, is the essence of contemporary city living. Con-tact us for more information on how to become a Blok home owner and share in our journey to creating the perfect urban living experience.

Meet theNeighbours

51 Regent Rd, Sea Point sales@blok.co.za +27 87 752 66 77 blok.co.za

At the heart of the connected urban communities Blok calls home are the people who make them unique. Not just the residents, but also the neighbourhood heroes. They represent the Blok philosophy of measuring life in steps not kilometres. We asked Andrew Brauteseth, a photographer living and working in the city, to document a day in his urban life. Andrew specializes in pictures, paragraphs and pinot noir and is one of many neighbourhood heroes that make every Blok community so uniquely special. Contact us for more information on how to become a Blok home owner and share in our journey of creating the perfect urban living experience. To view more of Andrew’s work visit guywithcamera.com or follow his work on instagram.com/guy_with_camera.

ROCHESTERROAD PARK

AVENUE ST.LOUIS PARK

ST. JOHNSROAD PARK

CLIFFORD ROAD PARK

ROCKLANDS PARK

BEACH ROAD PARK

FRERE ROAD PARK

NORTHUMBRIAPARK

MOUNT NELSONROAD PARK

THE COMPANY’S GARDEN

HOPE STREET PARK

DE SCHMIDT STREET PARK

UPPER BLOEM STREET PARK

WATERKANT STREET PARKWESSELS ROAD PARK

MAIN ROAD PARK

GREEN POINT PARK

THE PROMENADE

MOUILLE POINT PARK

PAVILIONROTARY PARK

NORMAN ROAD PARK

THORNHILL ROAD PARK

KLOOF STREET PARK

BURNSIDE ROAD PARK

CAMDEN STREET PARK

ST. MICHAELS ROAD PARK

POYSER STREET PARKBRYANT STREET PARK

MACKENZIE STREET PARK

MACKENZIE ROAD PARK

FREESIA AVENUE PARK

GLADIOLUS CLOSE PARK

LOWER PYPIES PLEIN PARK

DE WAAL PARK

LEEUWENHOFCRESCENT PARK

ORANJEZICHT CITY PARK

VAN RIEBEECK PARK

ROCKLANDS AVENUE PARK

RUGLEY ROAD PARK

WEXFORD ROAD PARK

HOMESTEAD PARK

YASUF DRIVE PARK

UPPER LEEUWEN STREET PARK

GARDENS SKATE PARK

VREDEHOEKSPORTS CLUB

GARDENS TENNIS CLUB

MOLTENO RESERVOIR

LONG STREET BATHS

GRASS BOOTSFOOTBALL CLUB

DEER PARK TRAILS

ORANGIA TENNIS CLUB

SEA POINTSWIMMING POOL

FRESNAYESPORTS CLUB

CAMPS BAYSPORTS GROUND

CAMPS BAYFOOTBALL CLUB

LION’S HEAD

OUTDOOR GYM

OUTDOOR GYM

METROPOLITAN GOLF CLUB

HAMILTONS RUGBY CLUB

GREEN POINTSTADIUM

GREEN POINTCRICKET CLUB

ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CLUB

TANABARRY SPORTS FIELD

// The Opportunity

To create meaningful, tangible contributions to the urban fabric of Cape Town and to disrupt and challenge public open space, mobility and urban architecture.

Urban Interventions

// Thornhill Park

Assessing the performance of public spaces: radar diagram F Assessment categories: composite scores

SCORES

ENVIRONMENT WATER ENERGY WASTE SITE MATERIALS

ECONOMY LOCAL ECONOMY ADAPTABILITY ONGOING COSTS CAPITAL COSTS

SOCIETY SAFETY AND SECURITY PARTICIPATION AND CONTROL LAND USE MIX INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS USER COMFORT ACTIVATION HEALTH, EDUC. AND WELLBEING PUBLIC-PRIVATE COOPERATION

ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY TRANSIT USAGE PARKING PATTERNS TRAFFIC CONNECTIVITY SCALE

75595

2438

99744021

34223210

// Regent Road ParkletDesign Response to analysis | FoRm

The Design aims to create a flexible space that is able to function for different activities and users. This incorporates:

• Seating• Raised counters• bicycle parking

Addendum 6

seating

Counter

greening

providing for varied users and activities

Visualisation of the Design in Context

REGENT ROAD PARKLET / ELEVATIONS SCALE 1:50 @ A3

1500mm GALVANISED METAL BARRIER RAIL

450mm HIGH PLANTER BOX

METAL RAIL TO FORM BIKE RACK AND COUNTER TOP

TIMBER SEAT / BICYCLE RACK EXTENSION

PAINTED GRAPHICS

VIEW FROM SIDEWALK

VIEW FROM CLARENS ROAD

VIEW FROM ST ANDREWS ROAD

VIEW FROM REGENT ROAD

900m

1500

mm

1100

mm

450m

m

// Bicycle Parking

4

Site Map

BLADE_PROTOTYPE SPECIFICATIONS_V3SIDE VIEW_INDIVIDUAL RACK PROPERTY OF NORTH

SUPPORT & LOCK CABLES

850mm

LOCK CABLES

850mm

SUPPORT CABLES

850mm

// Sea Point Library Square

Assessing the performance of public spaces: radar diagram

Radar Diagram I

performance area:

environment - uneven (water,

landscaping)

society - lack of activation,

public-private cooperation

access - set back from

street, often locked, no

connectivity (wifi)

economy - little capital

budget, but library performs

important economic role

locally (jobseeking, study)

HERE COMESTHE NEIGHBOURHOOD