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ARCHITECTURE
Bringing style to the fore!
The architectural theme of Cotswold Downs, envisaged by GAPP Architects and Urban Designers, merges functional design and classic living. Simple forms, golden brownstone and high-pitched slate roofs lend a modern ambience to the Estate’s country atmosphere and timeless appeal.
Give your home your own personal touch, guided by the charm of the Cotswold Downs style.
The Estate neighbours the charming Kirtlington Park Equestrian Estate, as well as Camp Orchards Health Resort and Polo Club. Cotswold Downs has prime position in a region of soaring property values, and one of KwaZulu-Natal’s most desirable locations.
“When it comes to ‘making places' – which is what we as urbanists do – I've always been determined to create living environments in which we can live ‘lives less ordinary'. It seems fundamental to me that the places and spaces, in which so much of our lives take place, should constantly provide us with a subliminal reminder of how special and important life is – how life is so much more worthwhile than the mundane grind of mediocrity.” - Erky Wood GAPP Architects & Urban Designers.
The approach at Cotswold Downs optimises the golf course so that it has a seamless interface with the wider natural environment of reinstated forests, wetlands, grasslands and wild habitat that has become possible with the removal of sugar as a monoculture. Within this, residual, often awkward pieces of land, have been identified that can be considered as small-scale villages tucked within this rolling, verdant landscape. Throughout, there has been an emphasis on pedestrian permeability with several breaks between properties to give access into the wider open space system.
The challenge of the architectural style is to encapsulate the essence of the Cotswolds within the realities of local building conventions and materials.
The main elements of this style are:
Golden brown stone / slate roofs and walls
Village layout
Simple building forms
Country Atmosphere
Irregular or skewed layouts
Chimneys
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