MARISKA AURET, CEO, RABIE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
Here, we aim to enhance social connections by creating a vibrant and diverse precinct that facilitates social interactions, community engagement, and a sense of belonging.
My first touchpoint in Century City was the construction of Aurecon’s offices in 2014. The first high rise residential development I was involved in was Water’s Edge in 2015. Designed by Munnik Visser Architects, the eight storey building is built on a plinth, which elevates the height of the structure by two floors and allows for pedestrian movement and extensive landscaping of the ground level plaza. The columns on which the building is perched was inspired by the manmade heronries in Intaka Island while the sculptured building form is shaped by the contours of the canal. It was an incredible time to join the Rabie team, with the iconic Bridgeways Precinct also taking shape, the Century City Urban Square, a landmark in Cape Town, under construction. The development received
the prestigious SAPOA Property Development Award for Innovative Excellence in the mixed-use category in 2017. I have been privileged to learn from the best teams on how one builds a city as integrated and well planned as Century City. Designing and building for a community, taking into consideration how the space is used, lived in and how it will grow in decades to come. With the redevelopment of Ratanga Junction, we embraced an entirely new component of Century City’s landscape and formation. Beyond the creation of the park, our vision extends to providing individuals with the opportunity to wake up in this picturesque setting every morning and immerse themselves in an exceptional lifestyle. We invested over R100m into this idyllic oasis, which serves as the focal point
for the upcoming developments along its perimeter, with our pioneering mixed-use project, Bridgewater, leading the way. The park is also a gift to the people of Cape Town – a beautiful green space where you can run, walk, bring children to play, join the weekly parkrun or just simply sit next to the water body and enjoy the diving of cormorants and the serenity of being outdoors. All the developments being built around the park benefit from its captivating allure, allowing residents and visitors to witness and experience the envisioned lifestyle first-hand, without the need for any imagination. In Century City, we have created a harmonious and well-balanced lifestyle that is both tangible and authentic.
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