These are written examples to showcase my writing skills in different styles and tones. These works are not real pieces, but fictional examples or examples created for clients.
Blue Rock Village [long version]
Bordering South Africa’s world famous wine region is the micro village project of Blue Rock Village. This luxury estate is designed with a car-free living concept at its core which creates a greener and more family friendly environment for its residents and guests.
All apartments, the hotel and other buildings are designed to high European standards to ensure energy efficient living and climate control, all whilst still being spacious and luxurious. Underground parking garages service each building and ensures that more space above ground can be utilised for green areas and sports facilities. These underground parking garages are linked via a ring road that connects the entire village and allows direct access to each apartment building.
One of the features of Blue Rock Village is Lake Blue Rock, which offers an array of activities for its residents and guests. These includes a cable system for water skiing and wake boarding, diving opportunities up to a depth of 50m, canoeing and private beaches for swimming. Other activities include tennis courts, a driving range, volleyball courts and Vita Parkour trail. Blue Rock Village also boasts an array of restaurants, coffee shops and cocktail bars for its residents and guests to enjoy.
Blue Rock Village also offers a revolution in home care services with a Medical Assistance and Care service that allows residents to receive treatment in the comfort of your own home. For those residents and guests who would like to relax, the hotel has an array of Spa and holistic treatments available, a sauna and a 50m swimming pool. Home-owners will also have access to the hotels facilities, such as the hotel lounge, room service, housekeeping and laundry services.
Blue Rock Village [short version]
Blue Rock Village is a new luxury residential estate set upon the shores of Lake Blue Rock. Based along the N2 and a short commute from Somerset West, this luxury micro-village boasts an array of activities and luxury services in one estate. All apartments and buildings are built to high European standards to ensure better climate control and energy efficient living. The estate is serviced via a ring road that leads residents and guests to underground parking garages directly under their apartments or the hotel. This is part of the Car-free living concept that is at the core of Blue Rock Village design and ensures that more space is available for green areas and sports facilities. Blue Rock Village also offers its residents and guests an array of restaurants, coffee shops, cocktail bars and exclusive shops to enjoy. Luxury services till now only offered at high-end hotels are available for residents to use, including room service and housekeeping.
The Terrace House [long version]
Overlooking the beautiful beaches of False Bay and with a mountain view of the world famous Table mountain is the apartment structure: The Terrace House. This north facing multi-storey structure is designed to step backwards along the original terrain in order to reduce the visual impact that would normally be ruined by a standard apartment block.
The Terrace House is located in the centre of Gordon’s Bay on Beach road and neighbours the fishing haven and Bikini beach. With an uninterrupted view of its naturally beautiful surroundings, The Terrace House is in walking distance from an array of shops and restaurants and is a mere 30 minutes drive from Cape Town international airport and 50 minutes from the city centre of Cape Town.
The Terrace House is designed with eight stepped storeys that boast enough space for 13 spacious apartments. All apartments are designed to high European standards that ensure proper climate control and more energy efficient living. This is achieved through double glazed windows, European standard insulation and a solar heated central heating system. The stepped design not only decreases the visual impact of the building in the area, but also utilises the natural sunlight more efficiently per storey.
All 13 apartments are designed with large wind protected balconies and an open plan living area, which incorporates the kitchen, dining room and living room into one free flowing area. All bedrooms are luxurious in size and feature en suite bathrooms which are spacious and feature high-end finishes. To add to the luxurious feeling, all apartments have high ceilings and higher than the industry standard doors and windows fitted. Sound proofing and floating floors insure noise reduction to minimise interruptions to the other residents of The Terrace House.
A two storey communal area features a solar heated indoor swimming pool, sun bed, a sauna with a steam bath and fitness centre. This is all surrounded by a very spacious social area that allows the residents a place to relax in a stress free environment. Underground parking links every storey and not only ensures that residents do not have to park on the street, but also decreases the visual impact on the area.
The Terrace House [short version]
The Terrace House is a multi-storey apartment structure situated in Gordon’s Bay and overlooks False bay and Cape Town. The structure is unlike many other apartment blocks as it steps backwards along the terrain in an effort to minimise its visual impact on the area. All 13 apartments are built to high European standards to ensure better climate control and energy efficient living. This is achieved via double glazed windows, European standard insulation and a solar heated centralised heating system. All apartments are designed with an open planned living area which incorporates the kitchen, dining room and living room into one free flowing area. A two storey communal area offers residents an indoor pool, sauna with a steam bath and a fitness centre. Underground parking ensures that residents do not have to park on the street and once again reduces the visual impact in the area.