The beautiful building on Buitenkant Street, known simply as The Granary, or the Old Customs House, is well over 200 years old and part of Cape Town City's heritage.
Originally designed by the French-born South African architect and engineer, Louis Michel Thibault - who worked on a number of the city’s more elaborate buildings - it was constructed between 1808 and 1813 by Jacobus Hendricks for use as a house and bakery. The building is now protected by the National Heritage Resources Act preventing any changes to the building unless passed by the authority, and it has recently been nominated for heritage site status. RLS were involved in the design and selection process of this project and are proud of the outcome and effect created. This project features the Jura 1018 track mounted in order to avoid recessed fittings that would change the integrity of the ceiling, Linear Mini’s were used in the parking areas. Europa's line the perimeter and parking areas on the exterior as well as the Linear Micro between slats on overhead wooden bulkheads.