MT. BLANC APARTMENT BLOCK
DURBAN BEACHFRONT
I love the beach. There is something fulfilling about staring into the crashing waves, feeling the sun on your face and sand in your toes, the wind in your hair....if you try hard not to think about the tangles you later have to comb out or the miniscule sand grains that find their way into every crevice!
For me this project meant going to work every day to an awesome view from the 27th floor and project managing in between getting lost in the view. Ofcourse, ensuring i did a good job of the project meant that i never made it to the waters edge...but hey there's plenty time for sun and games..
So the job entailed a total revamp of all public areas. They were drab...white walls and an awful blue, musty carpet on floors that were screaming for change.
The challenge here, unlike domestic residential design, was that the areas requiring revamp were public areas. Finishes needed to look good but also be durable enough to withstand the traffic, needed to be cleanable and stylish enough to justify the upcoming levy inflation to all tenants!
The following happened...
The carpet was ripped out and replaced with a polished porcelain tile. The contrasting tiles in the ribbon and swishes were tiled in a matte porcelain. the elevator fronts were tiled floor to ceiling and the doors were sprayed in white gloss.
Even the elevator call buttons weren't left out of the revamp.
The stairwell was also tiled, anti-slip stainless steel trims were added to the stair edge and the landing received a decor piece. Each floor was embellished with a porcelain laser-cut tile with the corresponding floor number directly in front of the elevators.
DURBAN BEACHFRONT
I love the beach. There is something fulfilling about staring into the crashing waves, feeling the sun on your face and sand in your toes, the wind in your hair....if you try hard not to think about the tangles you later have to comb out or the miniscule sand grains that find their way into every crevice!
For me this project meant going to work every day to an awesome view from the 27th floor and project managing in between getting lost in the view. Ofcourse, ensuring i did a good job of the project meant that i never made it to the waters edge...but hey there's plenty time for sun and games..
So the job entailed a total revamp of all public areas. They were drab...white walls and an awful blue, musty carpet on floors that were screaming for change.
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| HALLWAYS BEFORE |
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| STAIRWELL BEFORE |
The challenge here, unlike domestic residential design, was that the areas requiring revamp were public areas. Finishes needed to look good but also be durable enough to withstand the traffic, needed to be cleanable and stylish enough to justify the upcoming levy inflation to all tenants!
The following happened...
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| HALLWAY AFTER |
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| HALLWAY AFTER |
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| ELEVATOR AREA |
The carpet was ripped out and replaced with a polished porcelain tile. The contrasting tiles in the ribbon and swishes were tiled in a matte porcelain. the elevator fronts were tiled floor to ceiling and the doors were sprayed in white gloss.
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| ELEVATOR CALL BUTTON |
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| REVAMPED STAIRWELL |
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| FLOOR NUMBERS |
The stairwell was also tiled, anti-slip stainless steel trims were added to the stair edge and the landing received a decor piece. Each floor was embellished with a porcelain laser-cut tile with the corresponding floor number directly in front of the elevators.
For the foyer entry, the buildings logo was laser-cut into an anti-slip textured porcelain with contrasting colours.
and so Mt Blanc could now stand proudly as the highest building on Durban's Golden Mile, and a posh one at that too!
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