Designed by RPv Architecture, the Zone Boulevard, a newly revamped building in South Africa forms part of the Zone @ Rosebank with exquisite features comprising of indoor/outdoor design; delightful vertical garden; picturesque views across a bustling square and romantic nighttime lighting for alfresco dining, among others.
Portfolio manager for the Rosebank node of Old Mutual Property, Anton Bieber in a statement said they wanted to bring a new look to the avenue where people could enjoy fine pavement dining surrounded by beautiful ambience.
“The Zone Boulevard has exceeded our expectations,” he added.
Rosebank offers first new-look News Café, with vibrant contemporary atmosphere, and it takes pride of place in this eating and entertainment area spilling out onto Cradock Avenue.
“We offer our customers a complete social entertainment experience, in the perfect venue to enjoy anything from business lunches to afternoon cocktails,” said Varina Singh, marketing support specialist of News Café.
Meanwhile, more restaurants have sprung up, providing a unique location for patrons to enjoy this relaxing open-air experience. The restaurants include, Bombay Blue, a long-standing Rosebank institution, Rocomamas, a hip new smash burger and rib grill and North Indian cuisine restaurant.
RPv Architecture, the designer of the building, is a firm that aims to promote women in the professional sector of construction. The ultra-modern Zone Boulevard building represents elements of both the natural surroundings and the bustling city.
Zone Boulevard particularly boasts Rosebank’s first public green space, a spectacular 60m2 vertical wall garden featuring a hydroponic irrigation system. The vertical wall garden is the largest living wall in Africa and has become a much talked about organic space.
“We’re ecstatic about the completion of this high-visibility site at The Boulevard, The Living Wall is a great example of our work and how an urban space was transformed. This is however just the beginning and we have lots of exciting projects in the works for 2016 and the future,” said Mario Thompson, owner of Organic Space.
The largest living wall in Africa was built by Organic Space to add substantial greenery to the block.
Hand-selected African tapestry granite is used to accent the double-volume entrance and highlight the aluminium ceiling, which features a criss-cross of linear lights thereby symbolising the city grid.
The building acts as a gateway to the busy public square that borders the Zone@Rosebank.
RPv Architecture’s Rashma Patel said the main idea for the building was to be like the opening of a jewellery box, with the external seating to be the jewels spilling out.
