Lighting in Design Q1 2021
detail, the full beauty and ingenuity of the layout is revealed. The clean silhouette of the pavilion, the height of the dining room and subterranean suites are masterpieces of modernity without being showy. In short, Hazendal’s architecture is a study of historic sensitivity re-imagined for the enjoyment of a contemporary guest. Q&A with Greg Segal Lighting in Design caught up with Greg Segal from GS Lighting Consulting, the man responsible for
Paradoxically, the architecture is a study in contrasts and sympathy with the past. The clean lines of the new winery, restaurant, conference facility, admin block and edu-play centre are undeniably modern, yet they are submissive to the old in terms of scale. Some of the new buildings mimic the shape of a traditional Cape Dutch barn and are clad in a raw stone – a material used in the construction of the original farm over 300 years ago. Undeniably beautiful, the architecture is also unassuming. And once the eye is caught by one
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LiD Q1 - 2021
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