Eden on the Bay, the much anticipated residential and retail development is currently underway at Big Bay Beach Estate, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town. The developers, a joint venture by Asrin and Mvelaprop, are resolute that Eden on the Bay is a first of its kind development in South Africa, a mixed use development where you can live, work and play, literally a stones throw from a world-class beach.

Eden on the Bay will offer residents a unique lifestyle, with the ambience of a village life, direct beach access, fantastic views of Robben Island and Table Mountain, architecturally designed apartments and studios, combined with top class eateries and retail outlets on their doorsteps.

Designed to look and feel like the typical villages along the Cape’s West Coast, features at Eden on the Bay will include white plastered walls, with flowing paved courtyards. According to Piet Bakker of leading architects, Stauch Vorster/ACG, ‘The West Coast style,’ he emphasises, ‘is essentially unpretentious and modest and our designs try to capture this.’

The development will be significantly different to what has been seen thus far in the Big Bay area. Eden on the Bay is a world class development where there will be much attention to detail and the finest quality finishes will be used. It will be a low density development consisting of open spaces, buildings with non-continuous pitched roofs, courtyards, pedestrian walkways, and no building will be more than three storeys high. ‘We will not see high density development here,’ says Ishmail Essa, the CEO of Asrin.

Even the light fittings and street furniture in the development are bespoke, and designed in accordance with the West Coast style. The buildings themselves will be situated within a duneveld landscape which is being specifically planted with sympathy to the indigenous floral heritage of the area.

The landscape too will be in contrast to what has been seen in previous Big Bay developments. Eden on the Bay sits in a sensitive position on this precious strip of coastline and the landscaping needed to respect this.  The landscape will be improved and enhanced, with much emphasis on re-creating the original landscape of dunes and strandveld fynbos. ‘Eden on the Bay will be truly unique in that it will be a sustainable development which will strive to have a symbiotic relationship with nature’, says Michele Robertson Swift of Urbanscapes, the Landscape Architects.

Eden on the Bay will be equipped with state-of-the-art communication technology. All apartments, studios and penthouses within the development will be fitted with Plug and Play centralised communication systems which ensure instantaneous access to the telephone and broadband internet as well as cheaper line rentals and international calls. This system will be serviced by 24/7 support. Perfect for those who wish to work from home. Other of the significant benefits for Eden on the Bay residents are free internal phone calls to any line within the development, a centralised DSTV dish, and remote access control.

Eden on the Bay will also be a positive asset for the area with much improved public amenities, including a new state of the art lifesavers centre and the upgrading of the original block house which are both situated on the beach. There will be wide decked public walkways within the development and along the beachfront, as well as a 200 metre long natural grassed amphitheatre in front of the restaurant and retail complex, specifically for public use. A law enforcement facility will also be built within the complex to service the beach and surrounding areas.

According to Ishmail Essa and Anton Chait, ‘The challenge facing the developers and their designers at the beach estate is that this section calls for a harmonious mixing of private and public space. At peak holiday times large numbers of people visit Big Bay each day. A way had to be found to make this not only possible despite the new built environment but more enjoyable while simultaneously creating an appealing live, work, shop and entertain environment for the residents and other visitors.’

Eden on they Bay provides a more than adequate solution to this challenge. A meticulously well designed mixed use precinct within the Big Bay Beach Estate offering breathtaking views; superior public amenities; more than adequate parking facilities in an underground parkade; a well planned retail mix offering world class restaurants, supermarkets and specialist shops;  as well as, world class apartments with premium finishes. There is no doubt that Eden on the Bay will be a superior development and a destination for local and international visitors alike.

All of this, and Eden on the Bay sits only 20 minutes away from the city centre. This unique development is an escape from the norm, and will appeal to anyone who enjoys beachfront living, in secure architecturally designed apartments, combined with the convenience of restaurants and retail outlets on your doorstep. Whether it’s a primary residence, or a holiday apartment, Eden on the Bay will offer investors an incomparable lifestyle.
 
Eden on the Bay will comprise of 171 residential apartments with one and two bedrooms, as well as deluxe penthouses. Pricing of the apartments starts from R995 000 to R8.5 million.

For more information call Big Bay Beach Estates on +27 21 554 0033.

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