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Dinosaur-themed brickwork
from IMIESA August 2022
by 3S Media
The Dinosaur Interpretive Centre features rooftop vegetation to blend in with the surrounding landscape
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Sharing the ancient past with future generations, the recently constructed Dinosaur Interpretive Centre at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in Clarens, Free State, has a distinctive design that incorporates dinosaur-themed brickwork in its building elements.
Constructed at a cost of around R83.5 million, the centre will primarily serve as an interactive museum and scientific research station aimed at preserving the remains of the archaeological site where one of the oldest known dinosaur nesting grounds was discovered in 2012. Internally, the centre will feature an exhibition floor and state-of-the-art laboratories, which make up about 2 500 m2 of floor space.
“The centre is situated at the bottom of a massive sandstone rock outcrop and the face brick used for construction had to be strategically selected to match the colour of the sandstone, with a view to matching and enhancing the beauty and aesthetics of the landscape,” explains Matthew Simmonds, contracts director at GVK-Siya Zama.
Construction of the centre commenced in 2019 and reached practical completion in March this year. GVK-Siya Zama has since been conducting additional work on the interior of the building.
The architectural design called for brickwork in patterns that resemble dinosaur scales
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