The brief for the luxury apartments at 5 Dock Road was to take advantage of its unique position at the gateway connection between the V&A Waterfront to De Waterkant on the west and CBD to the south. The building overlooks Battery Park, a 12 000m² urban park we developed in 2018 as the nucleus of a larger urban vision for the district. The building is located on the northern portion of the park, which extends down to the reception lobby and porte cochere at street level. This residential project kickstarts the second phase of the masterplan designed to enliven the Canal Precinct into a mixed-use environment where retail outlets, offices and a hotel already exist.

The design is articulated into distinct massings on each of the four façades, to break down the scale of the overall building on all outward facing edges. This is achieved by stepping back the building footprint in certain areas and through the façade articulation. Recessed balconies featuring frameless glazed balustrades are fronted by a large shaped brise-soleil outer façade to provide solar shading. This also avoids the building becoming an overbearing mass.

The building rises to six storeys above the park. The central southern portion facing the park has been lowered by two floors to accommodate the rooftop pool and amenity areas. The balconies are orientated to create a faceted, angular, serrated edge, adding interest to the façade.

The development offers one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations spread over six floors, with exclusive penthouses on the top floor. The interior layouts have been finely designed complemented by superior interior finishes designed by Paragon Interface. Depending on where they’re located in the building, units offer spectacular views of the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town harbour, CBD, Table Mountain and Signal Hill.