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DESIGN AND LAYOUT 51 | Aspire Heights - A Community
Valentine Katsande Reaching New Heights
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Grand Homes
Opens Their Third Private
Estate Complex – Sibaya
in Newlands
text by Michael Nott
photos by Structure and Design
project by Grand Homes | designed by Troika Design Workshop
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Grand Homes has just completed complex is a swimming pool, a private gym All three Estates have outstanding security
their third Private Estate complex and a community club house. Sibaya is the with electric perimeter fences and a single
in Newlands – called Sibaya – latest feather in their cap and is made up access gate which is manned and guarded
along Walmer Drive. The first project was of 13 three storey, free standing, detached 24 hours a day, as well as backup electricity
Sibiti Private Estate in Greencroft which was townhouses each with four bedrooms and and water supplies. They all have fully fitted
completed in 2018 and consists of 26 three three bathrooms. Like Sitari the complex kitchens with stoves, ovens, microwaves,
bedroom, double storey, semi-detached has a swimming pool, private gym and a fridges and washing machines. The units
garden flats. The second project was Sitari clubhouse. SIbaya is positioned as a high end at Sibaya are available to rent unfurnished
Private Estate in Greendale which was townhouse development, offering a standard or partly furnished with lounge and dining
completed in 2020. Sitari consist of 48 three of living comparable to a freestanding home, room suites, beds, curtains, large screen
bedroom duplex apartments, semi-detached, but with the additional privilege of lock up TVs and all the essentials clients need
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All three projects were developed by Troika
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three projects bear some similar design
signatures. The exteriors are mostly low
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maintenance facebrick
with bright coloured
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to identify different
units, loads of doors and
windows for natural light,
balconies off the upper
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