Transnet Heritage Restoration
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Scale: 2 900m²
Completion: 2017
Client: Transnet Engineering
Historic Railway Building Revitalized
A degraded industrial site was transformed into a functional public landscape that respects the site’s railway heritage while supporting contemporary use.
Key Moves
Reframing the entrance as a civic landscape space
Use of industrial materials referencing site history
Water-sensitive planting strategy for saline conditions
Integrated seating and level transitions through retaining elements
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![Architectural plan and renderings for Transnet engineering's ME building precinct redevelopment, including floor plans, site map, exterior building views, and landscaping.]()
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![An image of the Cultural Center.]()
View over the entrance park, Lions Head & SIgnal Hill in the background
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![View of a landscaped urban park with green grass, trees, walking paths, and a person in a reflective vest from a high-rise building window.]()
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![Elevated view of a modern park with paved walkways, trees, green grass, and rectangular flower beds, including a small water feature with a stepping stone pathway.]()
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![Modern white multi-story building with a blue glass elevator shaft in the center, surrounded by green lawn and paved walkways, under a clear blue sky.]()
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![Water feature design inspired by railway lines.]()
Water feature design inspired by railway lines.
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![Outdoor water feature with a long, narrow pool of water bordered by rusted metal edges, surrounded by gravel, rocks, and plants, with a seating area and buildings in the background, under a clear blue sky.]()
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![A landscaped outdoor area with various green and brown plants, trees, and shrubs, with a small structure or bench in the background.]()
Water Detention Pond with adaptable reed planting.
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![Side-by-side images of a garden scene. The left image shows a wire grid filled with rocks behind green leafy plants. The right image depicts a sunny garden with a tree, grass, and numerous yellow flowers under a clear blue sky.]()
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![A landscaped outdoor area with a curved stone pathway, green plants, small trees, and a tall black metal fence next to a brick building.]()
Sustainable Gabion Retaining walls using local stone.
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![A paved driveway or parking area with a row of small trees and bushes along a stone wall, with a mountain in the background and a clear blue sky.]()
