The Rose on 117 has been designed by the highly respected Cape Town firm, Fabian Architects, who have seized the opportunity to replace a derelict and featureless light industrial building with an edifice that injects an exuberant energy into the streetscape. It also plays an important mediating role between the monolithic glass modernism of 117 on Strand (housing the likes of Pick ‘n Pay and a flagship Planet Fitness gym) and the ornate facade of the neighbouring nineteenth century heritage building on the corner of Rose and Strand Streets.

‘’The Rose is on a landmark site in the heart of our city at a node where the colourful built environment of the Bokaap meets the CBD,” commented lead architect Lauren Bolus. “In this architecturally sensitive transitional area, we wanted to create a building that encourages curiosity, explores playfulness and activates this city node”.

Bolus goes on to say, “The architecture seeks to encourage hope and optimism through a colourful aluminium façade grid, presented in shades of pink that are a nod to the site’s location on Rose Street and the colourful houses of the neighbourhood, that is designed to break down the scale of the building. This playful grid highlights vertical cores and creates elements of interest, rhythm and colour.’’

The Rose on 117 is ideally located at the edge of De Waterkant and the CBD, on the northern fringe of the Bokaap. This transitional setting lends itself to a lifestyle of fun and cultural exploration, and makes for a perfect base for travellers who want an authentic experience of this fascinating part of the Mother City.

The Rose on 117 consists of 61 fully furnished apartments, with interiors by Weylandts Studio, offering an incredible suite of lifestyle attractions – gym, restaurants, shops and a rooftop pool with breathtaking mountain views. The ground floor of the building will host coffee shops and a restaurant while the rooftop pool deck is the crowning glory of the building.