Cape Town CCID

It’s all about giving back, making meaningful connections, changing the way a building engages with its surroundings and the people who use it.

In this specific case, it’s about a beautiful arched thoroughfare created by @blokliving with @studio.kalki that links Upper Long St to Queen Victoria St – and the CBD’s iconic green lung, the Company’s Garden.

The residential development in question is Blok’s R350-million TENONV, its first residential building in town, located at Vredenburg Lane, which came on stream earlier this year.

Says Blok CEO Jacques van Embden: “We have always believed that a residential development should contribute something to the city around it. The experience and value of a building shouldn’t stop at its front door or only be available to the people who live there.”

The archway, called “Between Two Suns”, was officially opened on Friday and is a “meaningful urban intervention that creates a route that residents, visitors and people simply moving through the city can all use”, says Van Embden.

The thoroughfare also features a public seating area. Here you can pause and enjoy the incredible ceramic tile installation of @studio.kalki, led by Nikhil Tricam and Nindya Bucktowar. Drawing inspiration from the Company’s Garden, the colour palette references the mountains, oceans, and flora.

Why the name “Between Two Suns”? The composition is framed by the rising and setting sun. “The idea of the two suns became particularly important because it speaks to movement, time and the experience of passing through a space rather than simply looking at an artwork,” says Troy Squires, Head of Marketing at Blok.

Well done on this extraordinary, innovative and insightful collaboration.

📍Find TENONV and the “Between Two Suns”thoroughfare at 10 Vredenburg Lane.

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