South African Heritage Resource Agency 11 Harrington Street Zonnebloem Cape Town
Friday, 12 June 2020
Dear Interested and Affected Party
REQUEST FOR COMMENT: ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING ERF 10046, 58 LYMINGTON STREET, ZONNEBLOEM:
Partrimoine Concepts heritage consultants have been appointed to execute the heritage requirements for the proposed additions and alterations to the structures at Erf 10046, 58 Lymington Street, Zonnebloem, Cape Town to be submitted to Heritage Western Cape (HWC) in terms of Section 34 of the NHRAct.
For a Section 34 permit application HWC requires comment from Interested and Affected Parties to make an informed decision. As the South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA), is an Interested & Affected Party, you are hereby invited to comment on the proposed interventions as illustrated in Drawing number 02 prepared by ARM Architects.
1. L O C A T I O N
Figure 1: Locality of property concerned indicated in Figure 2: Aerial view of identified heritage resources orange with property concerned highlighted in orange graded as Grade III C The property concerned is situated at 58 Lymington Street, Zonnebloem, Cape Town. It is not located in proposed Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPO) zone or HPOZ. However it is located in the Proposed District Six Grade 1 Area identified by South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA).
Heidi Boise p a t r i m o i n e c o n c e p t s 18 Baris Road, Unversity Estate, Cape Town 1 mobile: + 27 (0) 82 695 8366 ● h e r i t a g e ● a r c h i t e c t u r e ● d e s i g n e-mail: [email protected]
2. P H O T O G R A P H S The purpose of the photographs is to provide graphic representation of the current conditions of the context, site and building. 2.1 Context
Figure 3: View from Vogelgezang Street towards site Figure 4: View from Constitution Street towards site
Figure 5: Streetscape of Justice Walk towards Walmer Estate Figure 6: Streetscape view of Justice Walk towards CBD
Figure 7: View from Justice Walk towards CBD and V&A Waterfront
Heidi Boise p a t r i m o i n e c o n c e p t s 18 Baris Road, Unversity Estate, Cape Town 2 mobile: + 27 (0) 82 695 8366 ● h e r i t a g e ● a r c h i t e c t u r e ● d e s i g n e-mail: [email protected]
Figure 8: Street view of row houses from Justice Walk Figure 9: Street view of properties to the left of site in - site indicated in orange Justice Walk
Figure 11: Streetscape view of Lymington Street looking Figure 10: Street view of of row houses from Lymington towards the CBD Street- site indicated in orange
Figure 12: Streetscape view of Lymington Street looking towards Walmer Estate
Figure 13: Streetscape view further along Lymington Street showing precedent double storey addition to row House
Heidi Boise p a t r i m o i n e c o n c e p t s 18 Baris Road, Unversity Estate, Cape Town 3 mobile: + 27 (0) 82 695 8366 ● h e r i t a g e ● a r c h i t e c t u r e ● d e s i g n e-mail: [email protected]
2.2 Building/ structure
Figure 14: Streetview from Justice Walk of subject site
Figure 15: View from rear garden facing Justice Walk
Figure 16: Enclosed stoep facing Justice Walk
Figure 17: View of rear entrance facing Justice Walk on the left
Figure 18: View from the living room towards rear entrance
Figure 19: View of living room
Figure 22 & Figure 23: View of highly altered kitchen Figure 20: View of altered bathroom facing living room Figure 21: View of main bedroom
Heidi Boise p a t r i m o i n e c o n c e p t s 18 Baris Road, Unversity Estate, Cape Town 4 mobile: + 27 (0) 82 695 8366 ● h e r i t a g e ● a r c h i t e c t u r e ● d e s i g n e-mail: [email protected]
Figure 24: View of covered area towards entrance from Lymington Street Figure 25 & 26: External & Interview of garage
3. H E R I T A G E R E S O U R C E S & A S S E S S M E N T
3.1 The site is associated with the legacy of forced removal and destruction of District Six. This shows that the site is worthy to be graded Grade I and I completely support this grading. The area has national heritage significance for historic, social and associational value, and is situated in a highly significant context. The entire District Six possesses high intangible heritage significance. 3.2 The structure forms part of an altered group of row houses, deemed to possess contextual heritage significance. 3.3 The building has been significantly altered and added to over the years, particularly the interior layout. 3.4 It has been graded by the CoCT’s 2015 ISIS grading audit Grade III C as shown in Figure 2 above. I am in agreement with the grading. 3.5 The design proposal comprised of a new timber deck and covered roof as well as minor interior alterations is considered appropriate in this context. Scale, massing and setbacks among other aspects have been addressed adequately. 3.6 Proposed intervention will not result in a negative impact and will not be out of character in its immediate context.
4. R E C O M M E N D A T I O N
It is recommended that alterations and additions in terms of Section 34 of the NHRAct be supported as it will not have a negative impact on heritage resources nor negatively affect intangible significance of the heritage context.
Please provide your comment by Monday 12 July 2019 and do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or 082 36958366 should you have any queries in this regard.
Yours faithfully
Heidi Boise p a t r i m o i n e c o n c e p t s 18 Baris Road, Unversity Estate, Cape Town 5 mobile: + 27 (0) 82 695 8366 ● h e r i t a g e ● a r c h i t e c t u r e ● d e s i g n e-mail: [email protected]
Heidi Boise
Heidi Boise p a t r i m o i n e c o n c e p t s 18 Baris Road, Unversity Estate, Cape Town 6 mobile: + 27 (0) 82 695 8366 ● h e r i t a g e ● a r c h i t e c t u r e ● d e s i g n e-mail: [email protected]