Pezula wins double gold in UK awards

PEZULA, near Knysna in the Western Cape, has won the Homes Overseas Magazine Awards’ Most Environmentally Aware Development in the world, as well as the Best Development in South Africa awards. Judged by an independent panel of 52 experts, including members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institute of British Architects and UK-based international property journalists, the awards are said to be the benchmark for the finest in international real estate and new properties around the world. Judges visited each of the properties shortlisted to choose gold, silver and bronze winners from over 100 of the world’s top resort developments on three continents. In acknowledging the Pezula development as Most Environmentally Aware in the world, judges commented: “This development’s environmental credentials do not come packaged up in the tangible form of a building, but rather in the overall concept and management of the development. The ecology of the estate has been further enhanced with a designated botanical garden at the centre of the scheme, covering a three hectare site, where indigenous plants, shrubs and trees will be grown for the estate.” (Natalia Thomson)