Disa Park

Disa Park is one of the most well-known pieces of architecture in the Vredehoek area of Cape Town, South Africa.

Disa Park
The three towers of Disa Park viewed from Signal Hill
General information
Type	Apartment block
Architectural style	Brutalist
Location
Town or city	Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Cost	R3,000,000[1]
Height	54.8 metres
Dimensions
Diameter	24.3 metres
Design and construction
Main contractor	Murray & Roberts

Overview

Built by the construction company Murray & Roberts in the 1960s, these three 17 story, cylindrical towers, called Blinkwater, Platteklip and Silverstroom, are nestled on the slopes of Table Mountain, and are almost universally proclaimed to be a blemish on the face of the majestic mountain. The three towers are popularly known to Capetonians as "The Pepper Pots", "Toilet Rolls" and "Tampon Towers". It has 287 apartment units providing enough housing for roughly 1,000 residents.[1]

Murray & Roberts found a loop hole in the building restrictions on the mountainside, and built the base below the allowable development line, then built upward, above the line.

With the suburbs of Devil's Peak, Vredehoek, Oranjezicht and Higgovale in the foreground, the unrestricted view enjoyed by residents of Disa Park can be appreciated

The residents tend to disagree with the demolitionists; their homes have access to dozens of trails and hikes on their doorstep as well as a tennis court, squash courts, braai area and a swimming pool. The towers also provide an excellent vantage point for scenic views over the region, but dominate views of Table Mountain from below.

Gallery

• 
  Disa Park with Salt River and Woodstock in the background.
• 
  Disa Park viewed from Chelmsford Avenue, Vredehoek.

See also

• Lion's Head
• Signal Hill

References

1. "How Cape Town's "Tampon Towers" came to be". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 2020-04-13.

• "Disa Park". SkyscraperPage.

External links

• Panoramic view showing the three towers