African Design Magazine ADM #40 May 2018 | Page 31

THE VELD WALL - ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG
EGOLI GRANITE GRASSLAND SPECIES ON
THE VELD WALL
LEFT: Gladiolus crassifolius flowers into
autumn
Smuts Avenue
which runs
immediately
parallel to
Keyes Avenue
is the through
“road” that
carries the
faster traffic.
Wilken
comments
on the
ethos of integration between the
different disciplines in the design team:
urban design, landscape architecture,
architecture, engineering, horticulture,
etc. The developer is fully aware of
the value of nature conservation and
ABOVE: Doll’s Protea, long-lived flowers
as such, the street will continue to create
a platform for activities. As Wilken points
out, “...it is a street and not a road”. The
entire, relatively narrow “street” mile, with
its wide robust sidewalks, will be paved
and interesting scenes will slow traffic
almost to a halt, as they
do at present in the
area of the Veld Wall
and large-scale sidewalk
sculptures. Drivers
show remarkable
patience on this paved
area. The normal order
of street use will be
inverted: pedestrians
will be given preference,
then cyclists, then
motor vehicles. Jan
Knolklimop, severely threatened climber
ABOVE RIGHT: Wild
Scabiosa with garden
Acraea butterfly
RIGHT: Climbing Wild
Grape
FAR RIGHT: Pineapple Lily
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