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Muizenberg Beachfront, renowned as a surfing hotspot in Cape Town, holds a special place in the hearts of both locals and visitors. The imminent upgrade seeks to enhance the functionality of this beloved beachfront and to elevate the overall experience for years to come. The careful approach ensures that the beachfront's current character and style are retained, with added features aimed at improving the area.

The landscape design stems from the City of Cape Town's Landscape Master Plan of January 2022. Aligned with the city's ethos, the upgrade aims to maximize recreational space, upgrade aging infrastructure, and embrace the area as a cultural landscape. Central to the project is the enhancement of planting beds with additional endemic coastal species, creating a vibrant and robust environment that withstands trampling.

The station forecourt & Station Road areas on the east side of the railway line will undergo a transformation, featuring new paved surfaces that provide a welcoming and safe pedestrian space.

The paving patterns, lighting, and street furniture complement existing and new alignments, ensuring clear distinction between pedestrian and vehicular zones.

Formal paved banding will be reintroduced in key areas using a combination of paving colours, adding visual interest and cohesion.

Improving physical connections, the coastal defence infrastructure will be transformed into a stepped revetment, providing better access to different levels of the site.

The proposed clay brick paving, a combination of reclaimed and new materials, ensures a seamless transition between pedestrian and vehicular spaces. A tidal/wave ripple pattern along the beach edge introduces a playful and contemporary element, mimicking the ocean movement.

A darker clay paver is proposed to demarcate the ripple edge, and form an organic and continuous line along the paved beachfront. This pattern will integrate the different spaces along the beach edge, and introduce a new, playful and contemporary element to the hard landscaping.

Within the central node, and at the station forecourt, formal paved banding will be reintroduced using similar paving colours that currently exist in the central space. The new bands of approximately 1m in width will comprise a combination of ‘De Hoop Red’, ‘De Hoop Burgundy’/ ‘Nutmeg’ or similar, and a darker clay brick, ‘Onyx’ or similar charcoal colour paver. The ‘Onyx’ colour will be picked up again in thinner band patterns within court spaces.

In essence, the Muizenberg Beachfront Upgrade Project is a thoughtful blend of preserving the area's charm, introducing modern elements, and prioritizing safety and sustainability. The envisioned result is a rejuvenated beachfront that continues to captivate both locals and visitors alike.