Contact Artefacts please if you have any comments or more information regarding this record.	Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon		Macassar Beach Pavilion Macassar, Western Cape Vaughn BURNS: Architect

Date: 1991 Type: Pavilion Status: Demolished 2020   Click to view map Coordinates: 34°04'37.87" S 18°45'06.85" E Alt: 12m

See more photographs It was built around 1991 and was a public recreation facility with pools, water slides, picnic areas, and food stalls, intended for local families. The City’s Problematic Building Unit demolished the pavilion in 2020. The site had not been operational for 15 years, acquiring financial losses due to repairs and construction being defeated by shape-shifting sand dunes on which it was built in 1991. The pavilion faced challenges due to its location within a sensitive dune ecosystem such as shifting sands and strong winds, which needed constant maintenance and by the end of the 1990s, the park saw a decline due to vandalism, neglect, and worsening sand intrusion. (Summary by Paul v d Merwe from: Genevieve Serra, Cape Argus, no date).