The demolition of a vacant at 142 Bree Street in Cape Town has begun, to make way for the first ever biophilic development in Africa. The amazing 24-storey living, breathing mixed-use building in the heart of the city’s CBD is called The Fynbos.
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Various experts in their fields were brought on board to make development possible. From botanist, architects, landscape architects, engineers, and sustainability experts have joined forces to give birth to this exceptional development that will redefine inner-city living for Cape Town, South Africa, and Africa as a whole.
The developers of The Fynbos also recently decided to give access to the building – which had already been organically populated with some graffiti – to street artists.
South Africa’s first biophilic building meets Cape Town’s first ever urban street art gallery, boasting over 1000 artworks created by 120 graffiti artists from 30 countries – with the majority being from Cape Town.
The Fynbos Street Art Campaign, officially welcomed graffiti artists to participate in a competition that will see the top five commissioned to paint murals over several floors of lift shaft within the new Fynbos building to be developed on site.
Have a look at the beautiful graffiti creations of some of the city’s top graffiti artists adorning dilapidated walls:
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