including a swimming pool, gym, lounge bar and terrace to maximise on the spectacular views of Table Mountain, Signal Hill and the water front. At ground level, retail units, a restaurant and bar create an active street frontage on Bree Street and Strand Street. The historically important Tothill’s building is

retained and renovated into retail space with its Victorian canopy and balconies reinstated. The bulk of the development is newbuild, creating a landmark tower which subtly differentiates the two hotel brands in its distinctive multi-layered profile with ceramic clad elevations.

base responds to the scale of the pedestrian, with canopies, active frontages and typical street block diversity.

The new scheme is sensitive to the massing of the Tothill’s building and the neighbouring Lutheran Church complex. The hotel development

creates a base level consistent with the roof line of the Tothill’s building and the tallest element of the development will act to complement the scale of typical buildings along Strand Street whilst being set back from the Lutheran Church complex.