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Massive logistics warehouse
BUILT WIT
Solar City, Cape Town is where a massive 37 000m² warehouse was completed at the end of June for a global transport and logistics company. Situated on a corner site flanked by one of the runways of Cape Town International Airport and the N2 highway, the structure was built using precast columns and tiltup panels supplied by precast building specialist Superstruct. The warehouse has two main sections: a 30 000m² logistics section and a 7 000m² cross-dock facility. Marius van den Berg, MD of Berg Partnerships, the development’s project managers, says that four to six weeks were saved by using the precast elements. “Besides in-situ construction being slower than its precast equivalent, we were able to begin casting before approval had been granted, which also saved time,” he says. Heavy lifting Forty-one different column configurations in heights of 4,7m-17,2m and varying widths and thicknesses were cast. The (Top left): The cross-dock section flanked by one of the western elevations and the smaller southern elevation. (Top right and left): The warehouse under construction adjacent to the N2 highway.
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PRECAST | ISSUE THREE | 2021
