Beset Durban - Living Blocks

The aim of Beset Durban  is to get us onto the streets of our city - and they are succeeding in an interesting and exciting way! 

 

A big bunch of us took part in the Living Blocks Archiwalk on the 28th June

We explored the lower Essenwood / upper Greyville area.  Everyone gathered at a local coffee shop.  

 

We then headed up the hill to see the first of 3 blocks of flats we were focusing on. At each stop we heard from a different architect who had a particular passion or interest in that building.

 First up was the concave, liner-like Hurlingham with it's super-crazy staircase

And lively-lined pedestrian gate

Next up was Riebeeck - 

Our archi-informer was a resident, so we got to tour inside the building too! 

 I was fascinated with the term Brutalism and how it played out in the architecture of the building.

 

We finished off at Crassula - another example of a Brutalistic Building.

The morning brought alive some architcture in our city, that I might not have taken much notice of before. 

 

 More info and pics on the Beset Durban Facebook Page