1. THE SAME – BUT DIFFERENT A builder takes us through 3 projects starting with this restaurant WORDS VIVIEN HORLER
THE LIFTING of the lockdown last year that enabled builders to go back to work was an opportunity for Camps Bay restaurant Café Caprice. The owner called on the services of Pieter Venter of Space Man, a Cape Town company specialising in in refurbishment, waterproofing painting, and general renovations. Venter’s background is architectural design but he has worked as a builder and project manager for the past 20 years or so, and says he brings his experience to finding the sweet spot between what the client wants, what is doable and the budget. Here he takes us through three renovations. “I’m a builder but I work in people’s spaces – hence the name of the company – to make them better and make them work for the client.” Café Caprice had a overhaul. “We built a new bar, refloored whole place, sorted out the damp, installed new lights, re-sanded and refurbished the wall cladding, put down real marble tiles on the stoep, and painted the whole place. “It took three to four weeks, and as we finished restaurants were allowed to open again. We changed it completely but it looks the same – we retained the authenticity of Café Caprice, and the vibe is the same, but it is essentially a brand-new restaurant. We’re proud of that. And the client was happy.”
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LEFT: Before the team got to work on the popular beach-front Camps Bay restaurant. (Supplied)
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RIGHT: The classy marble-tiled stoep of the totally refurbished Café Caprice. (Supplied)
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