Type: Retail
Completion: 2021
Size: 9 000 m²
Client: Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd

• 2022 SACSA Retail Design & Development Award
• 2022 SAISC Finalist

Situated along the iconic Winelands Corridor that connects Paarl with Franschhoek lies Drakenstein Sentrum. This boutique retail centre has become an anchor in an important retail node for the existing surrounding iconic developments including Boschenmeer Golf Estate and Val de Vie. Completed in October 2021, Drakenstein Sentrum accommodates 9000 m² of boutique retail including Checkers Fresh,  Woolworths Food as well as fashion, footwear, home décor and health & beauty tenants.

Inspired by the Cape Vernacular & Winelands Shed Architecture, the building is constructed with simple finishes of white painted walls and charcoal roofs. The A-frame is used to celebrate and articulate the most important entrance facing the corner of the site and announces itself to the passer-by. Features and portal frame structures are cladded with local wood to symbolize the typical pergola structure and walkways that accompany this style of architecture.

Photography: Johann Lourens Photography