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Editor’s Note
Elroy van Heerden, Editor
What’s ahead for the industry in 2019? The negative tide for the construction industry in the country may be turning with the South African Government’s plan to invest billions on infrastructure development. Even though it spells great opportunities for smaller construction companies in South Africa, there are still several challenges, such as cash flow for smaller companies – a significant concern when slow procurement processes prolong payment cycles for sub-contractors. In the meantime, smaller construction companies can adopt enterprise management solutions to carefully manage their needs and those of their customers to successfully survive in a tough economy. On a more positive note, I would like to congratulate the Cape Institute for Architecture on their 120th Anniversary in serving the architecture industry in the Western Cape Region of South Africa. The Cape Institute for Architecture was formed in 1899 and is currently the largest regional architecture body in South Africa. We are proud to be associated with an Institute that serves its members and the broader public by shaping the quality of South African architecture for the improvement of our collective built environment. I would like to invite architects to submit their completed projects during 2019 for publication in our eighth annual edition, due out the first week in February 2020. I would also like to thank those who have submitted articles for publication in this current edition. Also, a huge thanks to our advertisers who made it possible once again for SA Building Review to be publishing its seventh annual edition and to continue promoting prestigious completed projects across the country, designed by South African architects using South African products and services. We wish you all a prosperous 2019 and look forward to working with you again this year.
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Cover Story: Western Cape Department of Human Settlements
Catalytic and priority projects will provide over 105 000 housing opportunities for Western Cape residents Since 2014, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements has delivered over 70 000 housing opportunities against a target of just over 80 000, translating into a 95% performance. However, this is a drop in the ocean of what is needed to meet demand for government housing assistance in the Western Cape. Migration and population growth has resulted in a backlog of over 550 000 residents in need of government housing assistance in the Western Cape. Many informal settlements were established before 1994, with their residents often lacking access to basic services, occupation rights and security of tenure. The Western Cape has an estimated population growth of 110 000 to 120 000 a year. At this rate, the province is set to have a total population of 8 million by 2030. Urbanisation, poverty and inequality cannot simply be eradicated and dealing with the results of rapid, unstructured and unplanned development has posed a grave challenge for all provinces and government. This is evident by the amount of housing-related protests across the country. The Western Cape Department of Human Settlements is committed to its vision of providing residents with access to liveable, accessible, safe and multiopportunity settlements. With its annual budget of approximately R2-billion, the department can only provide around 18 000 housing opportunities a year. To eradicate the entire backlog, an estimated budget of R80-billion will be required.
Initiatives to accelerate the delivery of housing opportunities
In its efforts to decrease the backlog and maximise the use of its budget, the Human Settlements Department has embarked on various initiatives to accelerate the delivery of housing opportunities in the Western Cape. Resources and efforts have been geared to focus on the department’s three strategic priorities: 1. The upgrading of informal settlements to provide access to basic services to all Western Cape residents.
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2. Strengthening the partnership with the private-sector to ensure and increase affordable housing for people earning above the free-subsidy threshold. 3. Paying more attention to the allocation of free subsidies for state houses to prioritise the most vulnerable beneficiaries. Key to assisting with delivery on these strategic housing priorities is the Department’s Catalytic and Priority projects. These projects are spatially targeted interventions that aim to provide infrastructure by restructuring settlement patterns and change the way the department delivers on housing opportunities in the Western Cape. They are conceptualised and planned to consider the life of a project, including all components required to deliver better quality, integrated living environments with access to basic services, schools, transport, social amenities and economic opportunities.
Catalytic and priority projects
Catalytic and priority projects are outlined for development across the Western Cape. These projects will, upon completion, yield just over 105 000 housing opportunities by 2022. All projects were submitted to National Cabinet in 2016 for final approval. While some projects are at early assessment phase, others are well into design, planning and implementation phases. Ultimately, catalytic and priority projects are geared to: • Provide settlements that offer good basic and socio-economic services, • Offer a range of rental and ownership options that respond to the needs and incomes of households; and • Consistently improve settlements through joint citizen and government effort, supported by private sector contributions.
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A list of catalytic and priority projects in the Western Cape, their yields and progress are highlighted below:
Catalytic Projects City of Cape Town Project: Southern Corridor This project seeks to improve the living conditions in informal settlements. It comprises a combination of informal settlement upgrade and Greenfields development projects. Priority is due to its age, size, and density, poor levels of services and unsuitability of current settlement conditions.
Units: 51 540 Progress to date N2 Gateway Phase 1 – During 2017/18, this project was under full construction and scheduled to be completed in the 2019/20 financial year (Boys Town, Joe Slovo and Delft, with Delft completed). IThemba Farms – During 2017/18, the planning processes were completed and together with the environmental approvals, are anticipated in 2018. The project will provide 2 300 housing opportunities, comprising Breaking New Ground (BNG) units, serviced sites and Finance-linked Individual Subsidy (FLISP) opportunities. This will be coupled with other urban land uses, including commercial opportunities and community facilities like schools, churches, crèches, etc. Penhill Farms – During 2017/18, the Department administered the detailed designs and tender documentation. It is anticipated that the contractor will be appointed in the last quarter of 2018/19. The tender is scheduled to be advertised and awarded in 2018, with construction to commence in January 2019. The land is currently occupied by a number of informal, small-scale farmers. A 40ha portion of the development site will be set aside to accommodate these farmers, as well as the small-scale farmers on the Ithemba land that will be relocated here into a consolidated and properly managed agricultural precinct. Airport Precinct Informal Settlement and Infill site – Currently awaiting planning approval from relevant authorities. Construction is expected to commence in the last quarter of 2018/19 financial year. The tender for the Infills is scheduled to be advertised and awarded by December 2018, with construction to commence in January 2019. The Airport Informal Settlement Precinct comprises 10 informal settlements in the vicinity of the Cape Town International Airport. Kosovo Informal Settlement and Infill – Currently busy with detailed design and tender documentation for Phase 1. Tender is scheduled to be advertised and awarded by December 2018, with construction to commence in January 2019. Kosovo Informal Settlement currently comprises approximately 6 500 households on 21.4ha of land. This represents a density of approximately 280units/ha. The project aims to accommodate residents at the high density (although lower than current conditions) of 120units/ha. This will create approximately 2 500 units. Forest Village – This project is in full construction for both services and top structures with three Grade 9 contractors and eight SMME contractors appointed. 2 684 sites and 925 top structures have been delivered to date. Thabo Mbeki and Tsunami – Planning phase to continue in the 2018/19 financial year. Thabo Mbeki and portions of the Tsunami informal settlement are located within the noise corridor of the Cape Town International Airport, making it unsuitable to be redeveloped for residential purposes without implementing several noise mitigation measures.
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City of Cape Town Project: Belhar CBD Units: 4 188 Progress to date During 2017/18, 629 social housing units and 120 military veteran units have been completed. Furthermore, 600 low income rental units and another 1 000 FLISP units are in construction and will be completed by 2019. Rental at Belhar Gardens Rental Estate starts as low as R680 per month and 30% of the units are reserved for people earning below R3500. It is located in the Belhar Restructuring Zone conveniently between two train stations as well as next to tow universities and a college. It is 15 minutes away from two malls and close to three industrial areas. There are 16 local primary and secondary schools in close proximity as well as three sports complexes and local swimming pool.
George Project: Thembalethu, Syferfontein, Wilderness Heights Units: 10 281 Progress to date Thembalethu – During 2017/18, the installation of 1 749 services erven have been completed as part of Phase 1. Construction has now commenced for the top structures on the serviced sites. Syferfontein – Due to efforts made in 2017/18, contracts were issued to two Grade 9 contractors in March 2018 for the development of 1 847 mixed use housing opportunities. The tenders for the appointment of additional SMME contractors will be awarded during the second quarter of 2018/19 financial year. Wilderness Heights – The design phase for this project is set to continue in the 2018/19 financial year.
Drakenstein Project: Vlakkeland (Paarl) Units: 2 653 Progress to date Two SMME contractors are currently on site to construct bulk services, internal services and top structures for Phase 1, comprising of 972 housing opportunities. Completion of the civil sites is expected in late 2018, with the first residential houses to be completed in the 2018/19 financial year.
Breede Valley Project: Transhex (Worcester) Units: 8 873 Progress to date During the 2017/18 period, the Bulk and Internal Civils contractor was appointed to service 2 546 erven and is on site. Construction of bulk and internal services is underway. Tender documentation for the construction of the first Phase of 1 419 top structures, was advertised in 2018. The construction of the top structures for Phase 1 will be limited to alternative building technologies.
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Provincial priority projects City of Cape Town Project: Conradie Hospital Units: 3 605 Progress to date The process to procure a developer is underway and it is anticipated that the bid will be awarded during 2018 and the site handover in early 2019.
Drakenstein Project: Dal Josafat Units: 2 078 Progress to date Construction of bulk and internal services are underway. Construction of top structures to commence during the 2018/19 financial year.
Witzenberg Project: Vredebest (Ceres) Units: 3 417 Progress to date 500 sites have been completed and the next phase of 500 sites is in construction phase.
Project: Bella Vista (Ceres) Progress to date 307 top structures for Bella Vista have been completed.
Theewaterskloof Project: Grabouw Units: 4 000 Progress to date For the first phase, which consists of 1 169 units, the contractor is on site and construction is in progress. The remainder is in planning and design phase and securing development rights.
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Mossel Bay Project: Louis Fourie Units: 4 000 Progress to date Planning phase will be completed during 2018/19.
Saldanha Bay Project: Vredenburg Urban Regeneration Units: 1 400 Progress to date Planning phase will be completed during 2018/19.
Stellenbosch Project: De Novo Units: 300 Progress to date Tender process underway for the refurbishment of existing structures. Development options agreed upon for the main site. Planning and design phase to commence in 2018 for the remainder of the site.
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS Public-private partnerships
To realise the vision of these projects, partnership with the private sector is not only desirable, but absolutely essential if the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements is to achieve its goals of inclusive and productive human settlements that provide vibrant places to grow the economy. With the Western Cape’s catalytic and priority human settlement projects in different stages of development, significant opportunities for the construction sector are presented to participate in these projects and augment the delivery capacity of government. Opportunities in project design, financing, engineering, construction and project management will all be
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provided in partnership with the private sector. Much of the department’s investment in infrastructure and housing will therefore be through public private partnerships, with government providing the private sector with opportunities to participate in the funding and provision of human settlements in the Western Cape. To promote and secure partnerships, the department finalised a partnership strategy during the 2016/17 financial year. This was followed by the advertisement of an expression of interest where potential partners were invited to register for potential projects and initiatives, particularly in the affordable housing sector. The strategy resulted in a framework agreement where registered partners were then approached on a needs basis to facilitate and accelerate housing delivery in the province.
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On a continuous basis, businesses, and particularly small to medium enterprises, are encouraged to engage with government and register as suppliers to provide their respective services.
The tender process
To achieve its goals, the department actively encourages and promotes: local economic development, previously disadvantaged and female economic empowerment, small businesses and joint venture partnerships. The system to procure goods and services in the Western Cape is designed to be fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective. There are a number of policies that guide the Western Cape Government on how to make decisions on which tender or bid to accept. Although price is very important to the decision on which tender or bid to accept, it is not the only factor taken into account. Once government accepts a tender, it is binding
on both parties and in most cases the department will enter into a service level agreement with the successful bidder. This means that the person or company that wins the tender has to provide the goods or services in the manner agreed to and at the price offered. In turn, the department must pay the agreed price at the agreed time. In other words, once accepted, a tender is a binding contract. Supply chain management manages the supply and acquisition of goods and services to the Western Cape Government. This includes infrastructure works and consultancy services, the disposal of goods no longer needed and the selection of contractors to assist in the provision of services. Through its focus on catalytic and priority projects, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements remains committed to accelerating housing delivery, while promoting social cohesion through the development of sustainable, integrated and resilient human settlements in an open society. n
6 Steps to tender for Government business Register on the Western Cape Supplier Database (WCSD) and Central Supplier Database (CSD)
Keep a lookout for tenders/bids advertised
Collect bid/tender documents to be completed
Attend the site or briefing sessions if required
Complete all relevant tender/bid documents
Submit your tender/bid documents before the deadline
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Project Feature: 5 Fin Whale Way
5 Fin Whale Way 5 Fin Whale Way is in the tranquil coastal village of Kommetjie about 40km south of Cape Town. It is halfway down the mountainous Cape Peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. The coastal towns around have an architectural heritage that stems from a combination of Cape Cottage architecture – a domestic form derived from the European medieval “longhouse” tradition, and Victorian architecture – adopted according to the climate and materials available at the time the settlers started arriving from Europe. The dwelling is a three-bedroom single family home situated in a private residential estate in the village. The magnificent coastline, mountains and fynbos flora provide for a warm, inviting and relaxed atmosphere, no matter what season. This environment was the lens through which the estate’s design guidelines were interpreted.
The guidelines intend to create an environment inspired by the principles of the Victorian timber beach cottage tradition of the Southern Cape Coast. This resulted in the form giving devices like the double pitch roof, dormers, and lean-to roofs of the building. These are assembled around the primary focus of being connected, firstly to the outside environment
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to outside areas with differing degrees of intimacy. The living area opens entirely to a wrap-around outdoor terrace on the more public front façade. The dining room connects with a smaller outside area, sheltered behind high walls from the neighbours and south-easterly wind, with a fire pit to gather around. The kitchen opens to a narrow strip of outside space serving as visual extension. The traditional veranda of the Victorian beach cottage was developed by constructing a canopy cover of bent stainless steel plate to cantilever 2.5m from the building edge. Timber louvres are fixed underneath at an angle to allow winter sun deep into the living area but block it during summer to keep both external and internal living areas shaded. The first floor contains the main bedroom with its ensuite bathroom. Two north-facing dormer windows were installed as bay window seats looking out towards Hout Bay’s mountains in the distance and relieving the low ceiling line suppressed by height restrictions to enforce a loft-like upper floor. Looking at it externally, a prominent shape was the result which in turn was cladded with timber to exude warmth and lightness. The timber cladding, though hinting at the idea of cottage, was carefully detailed to read as contemporary architecture constructed with currently relevant and available technologies. The two dormer window boxes contribute to this language being constructed of 2.5mm bent stainless steel plate which enables seamless joints and clean detailing. The structure of the timber cladded first floor is expressed with two deep stone-cladded bastion walls, housing the cavity sliding door tracks and concrete columns, one of which extends into the living room forming a backdrop for a floating staircase. The house turns its front towards the street, acknowledging that it does not stand on its own, but with its neighbours forms part of the larger context. n
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– so that one can be at home without regret of having missed out on a beautiful day outdoors – and secondly, to people in the community, valuing friendships and togetherness. The ground floor is one connected space comprised of the living, dining and kitchen areas which are differentiated by their ceilings and the way they receive natural light. Each of these spaces opens
Architect Firm: SALT Architects Lead Architect: Gustav Roberts Project location: Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa Completion year: 2017 Gross Built Area: 319m² Contractor: Lovejoy Building Structural Engineer: Brendan Botha, BJB Consulting Stainless steel specialist: Steve and Oliver Matthews, KVS Joinery: Daniel Grobbelaar, Prowell Kitchens
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Project Feature: White House
White House Located in a luxury residential estate in Cape Town’s Constantia valley, this home exudes self-assured sophistication through a minimalist approach. The initial architecture conceptualised by Vivid Architects was refined and developed by leading South African architecture firm SAOTA. It reveals a dramatic façade, with honed stone floor and wall slabs lending themselves to the bold aesthetic. Tasked to create an interior that could confidently fit into this dominant setting and working closely with the owners, Mark Rielly, of interior design studio ARRCC, revelled in the challenge. ‘I was conscious of not letting the furnishings compete with the architecture, but I also didn’t want them to take a back seat,’ says Rielly, who selected a neutral palette to achieve his objective. Taking full advantage of the myriad glass panes and open volumes allowing daylight to stream through the home, Rielly allowed this choice of natural hues to be engulfed in sunshine, accentuating the stark white walls and the green outdoors filtering through the oversized-window views.
muted tones. Warm wooden wall panelling, guinea fowl-feather lampshades and patterned marble define this peaceful luxury. In the casual living space, a touch of African minimalism presides, too, with brown leather sofas and the client’s existing ottomans decorated with zebra stripes maintaining eyecatching intrigue. Where volumes could appear overwhelming, they have been cosied up – the slatted timber ceiling within the double-volume entrance divides the overhead space while allowing shards of light to penetrate it from the skylight above. Such shadow play continues in the dining room, where a Venetian glass lighting feature, resembling a cascading waterfall, reflects and refracts rainbows of illumination across the open-plan living area.
A touch of African minimalism
Comfortable in its minimalism
In the gallery-like corridor, the client’s personal art pieces become focal accents. On the upper level a bridge links the passageway to bedrooms and bathrooms that provide sanctuaries of respite in their
‘The aim was to create a contemporary space that was comfortable in its minimalism,’ explains Rielly of the uncluttered living room interior that is at once chic and welcoming. Large, angular leather sofas
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are offset by rounded solid-timber coffee tables and a Riva cedarwood swivel chair, while the brazenness of the clad honed stone fireplace finds solace in the softness of flowing linen curtains and plush woollen rugs. Such textural appeal continues around the dining area, where sisal wallpaper complements a French oak table by master craftsman Pierre Cronje. The organic edges of this centrepiece are contrasted by linear suede seating by Minotti, maintaining visual appeal through the curvature of each piece of furniture.
By adding plant life indoors, the flow between inside and out is uncoerced, aided by the echoing of wood in both spaces – the living area’s dark stained oak flooring and the iroko timber tables and benches outdoors. ‘A casual holiday feeling is aroused when stepping out onto the undercover patio,’ says Rielly of the area that offers alternative options for dining, entertaining and relaxing. Positioned in such a way as to fully enjoy the swimming pool and verdant garden beyond, it’s here that one again appreciates the marriage of pronounced architecture and equally assertive interiors. n
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Project Feature: 78 Corlett Drive
Shooting for the stars 78 Corlett Drive, the new multi-tenant office space in Johannesburg, is one of the first projects in Africa to be certified Net Zero Carbon and is an outstanding example of how a lofty goal can produce innovation that soars above the limits. In addition to being Net Zero Carbon Pilot (Level 1, modelled) certified by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), 78 Corlett boasts a 6-star Green Star Office V1.1 Design certification and is aiming for two more Green Star and Net Zero certifications - 6-star Office As Built v1.1 and Net Zero Carbon Pilot (Level 1, modelled) As Built. It makes sense that Legaro Properties, the building owner, project manager and main contractor, have chosen to headquarter themselves in this exceptional example of a green building that raises the sustainability bar in every way. Annelidé Sherratt of Solid Green Consulting, the Net Zero Accredited Professional (AP) and Green Star AP on the project, says that working with a client whose ambition from the outset was to strive for the highest green ratings possible, has led to an impressive result. ‘It certainly wasn’t an easy feat, but it ultimately brought out the best in both the Green Star and Net Zero ratings tools, to the benefit of the project as well as the occupants of the building,’ she says. Situated on a brownfields site in Birnam, the vibrant and trendy co-working office space is ideally located close to Melrose Arch, with six bus stops within 1km walking distance and a number of taxi stops in even closer proximity linking to alternative mass transport options. Tenants can stroll down to local amenities
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including a bank, convenience store, school, medical centre, dry-cleaning outlet, pharmacy and gym just 400m away. 78 Corlett presents a striking exterior with its design incorporating strong minimalist geometries. Large shading louvres create a dynamic facade element, along with fulfilling a functional role. Robert Dos Santos of Daffonchio & Associates Architects (appointed architects) explains that the building is elevated above street level, gently interfacing with the ground through a glass box that houses the main circulation core and a concierge service. Featuring two storeys, the upper ground floor contains a mix of cellular offices, co-working spaces and social and formal meeting spaces centred around a coffee bar within a naturally lit, triple volume atrium. On the first floor there are more co-working spaces along with larger formal offices for a variety of clients.
Sustainability at its heart
The real magic of this building does not lie in its location or physical offering, of course, but rather in how it demonstrates sector leadership in considering context and environment, occupant health and wellbeing and tenants’ bottom lines. In a myth-busting statement, Enrico Daffonchio of Daffonchio Architects
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says that as a result of the use of good engineering and design there was no cost premium to design and build one of South Africa’s first 6 Star Green Star Net Zero Carbon buildings. ‘Because you’re looking at renewable energy to offset the energy consumed by the building, and most of that should be on site, we discovered that we needed to make 78 Corlett Drive 80% more efficient. This efficiency was centred on building design; we even started using the term “comfort without air conditioning”,’ said Chilufya Lombe of Solid Green Consulting, the sustainability consultants for the project. Energy strategies for contributing to the Net Zero Carbon (Level 1 Modelled) Pilot Certification included generating an energy model of the building in the design stages, comparing 78 Corlett to a notional building model. The building design reflected an improvement of 100% over a SANS 10400 notional building, successfully demonstrating the reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions associated with the building’s operational energy consumption, with carbon emissions reduced to 92kgCO2/m2/yr.
Optimising natural light and thermal comfort
78 Corlett’s signature louvres are a passive shading device allowing for natural light to penetrate the building without the associated heat and glare. Optimising natural light and thermal comfort passively through the building’s design was the first objective on the path to zero, with Sherratt explaining that the modelling informed the type of louvres and glass specifications for the different sides of the building facades.
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‘The north facade features external fixed shading, while the east and west sides of the building have movable shading blinds and mesh allows vegetation to grow as shading on the south side of the building. The atrium also optimises natural light,’ she explains. A photovoltaic array installation on the roof has an annual output of 92000 kWh, which ties into the grid. As all enclosed spaces are individually switched it is easy for tenants to only light occupied areas. Energy is further saved with office lighting that is not over-designed (achieving an average maintained illuminance level of no more than 400 Lux). Small high performance electric under-counter geysers have been installed in each bathroom, with geyser electric requirements supplemented by the PV array on the roof. These geysers eliminate the need for long runs of insulated hot water pipes.
Changing mindsets
With the behaviour of tenants playing a critical role in reducing consumption, separate energy sub-meters have been set up to monitor how users are doing in meeting their overall target of 75kWh/m2/year, far less than the 200kWh/m2/year SANS10400 XA requirement. Gathering this type of information is critical in terms of understanding and managing various systems and allowing for further energy-saving opportunities to be assessed. Facilities such as electric car charging facilities and dedicated bays for electric vehicles, along with bicycle racks together with a cyclist’s changing room, shower and lockers, further establish the notion that the occupants of 78 Corlett are as invested in sustainable practices as the working environment around them.
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Inside the building, 80% of the office useable area maintains a direct visual connection to the external environment – a crucial component in ensuring long-term employee wellness. Occupants’ thermal comfort has also been well catered to, with internal operative temperatures addressed through modelling and falling within the ASHRAE Standard 55-2004 Acceptability Limits for at least 98% of occupied hours. Tobacco smoke is prohibited inside the building to ensure air quality benefits for occupants. The building design did not incorporate the use of evaporative cooling towers and other evaporative cooling systems (notorious for creating the risk of legionella disease and also for water losses through evaporation), but rather, cooling is provided to the building via air-cooled chillers. When it comes to water saving practices, waterefficient fittings have been installed that limit occupants’ usage to 0.5 L/day/m2 and sub-metering of major water-consuming systems is in place. The development has also been designed to minimise storm water run-off and the elimination of a fire sprinkler system goes a long way towards reducing potable water wastage.
Aggressive stance to waste management
78 Corlett has taken an aggressive stance towards waste management right from the start. A projectspecific Waste Management Plan was put in place during construction and operations which saw a 40% reduction of the quantity of Portland cement, together with a 60% target on recycled content of all steel by mass on the project, as well as 50% (by cost) of all timber products used. These were specified to be Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Timber, reused or recycled timber. Now that the building is in use, tenants are encouraged to recycle all waste where possible to minimise their waste footprint and all recyclable waste (paper and cardboard, plastic, glass and cans) is collected fortnightly from the 19m2 Waste Recycling Storage area. Furthermore, all the gaseous and fire suppression systems, along with thermal insulants, have an Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) of zero, mitigating any longterm harm to the earth’s stratospheric ozone layer.
One small step
GBCSA Managing Executive: Sector Development & Transformation, Manfred Braune, congratulated Legaro on all the efforts made to produce an excellent example in 78 Corlett Drive of how commercial office buildings can be incredibly energy efficient and include renewable energy to the point that their net carbon impact is neutralised. ‘Net Zero certification helps the industry understand the ultimate goal of what we should be aiming for as property owners and developers in terms of environmental standards. Rather than simply doing “less bad”, we can neutralise the impact of developments, or even have a net positive impact. Legaro’s achievement demonstrates true environmental leadership,’ he says. World-renowned sustainability strategist and environmental designer, Ed Garrod, reminds us to approach the Net Zero goal one step at a time. ‘The impact of a single net zero energy building on climate change is frustratingly small,’ he says. ‘But its ability to accelerate change by spreading best practice and inspiring others is huge.’ 78 Corlett is inspiring and will no doubt play an important role in shifting mindsets towards green design in South Africa and sets the bar for other building projects by doing so at no additional capital cost. n
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Advertorial: Tecron Water Heating
Copper is top choice for hot water cylinders Tecron Water Heating (Pty) Ltd was established in 1997 in Cape Town. The company was born from the firm belief in the efficiency of copper hot water cylinders. Copper remains the global material of choice for the manufacturing of hot water cylinders because it has proven its durability and reliability over decades.
Because copper is naturally corrosion- resistant and is used in its natural form for the manufacturing of electric, as well as solar electric water heaters, these geysers are known to have the longest lifespan and can outlive their alternative rivals by up to five times their lifespan. Tecron offers a 7-year guarantee against faulty workmanship and materials on all their geysers. Standard SABS-approved thermostats and elements are used in all their geysers, all locally manufactured. Tecron’s range of geysers include 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250-litre standard geysers, as well as 15-litre under basin units and 25-litre horizontal square geysers, with pressure ratings from gravity fed up to 400kpa. Tecron Water Heating can also design and supply bulk storage hot water systems in accordance with customer requirements and specifications. Storage volumes from 450 litres to 30 000 litres can be supplied, as well as in-line heaters and a complete range of industrial water heater heating spares. Because copper is naturally corrosion resistant, these geysers do not require periodic servicing, such as anode replacements, which makes them more cost-effective over a long period of time. Copper
is an environmentally-friendly metal, does not deteriorate and has the highest recycling rate of any engineering metal in the world.
Copper is biostatic, preventing bacterial growth
The real benefit, however, for the modern consumer is that copper is naturally biostatic so it prevents bacterial growth on its surface, in turn leading to a far lesser chance of bacterial infection of the general system. Tests show that after seven days of immersion in water, 80% of stainless steel and 90% of plastics were coated in a biofilm where bacteria had begun to form – this is not the case with copper. Copper has the natural ability to inhibit the growth of 99.9% of bacteria such as Legionella, MRSA and Ecoli which ensures a copper-based system is inherently safer for the well-being of the consumer. Dr Bill Keevil at the Centre for Applied Microbiology & Research (CAMR) recently found that while it took 34 days for ecoli0157 to die on stainless steel and four days on brass, it took just four hours for the same bacteria to die on copper. n
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Editorial: Copper Development Association Africa
Antimicrobial properties of copper The South African Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework 2014-2018 provides a structure for managing AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance), to limit increases in resistance and improve patient outcomes. AMR is a major global public health crisis. In the case of bacterial infections, decades long over-use of antibiotics has resulted in a tipping point where the world finds itself on the brink of a “post-antibiotic” era which threatens the loss of all the benefits of antibiotics. There has been no new class of antibiotic developed since 1987 and the rise in the resistance to existing antibiotics will eventually lead to the catastrophic consequences of not being able to treat common infections effectively. Infections are becoming harder to treat, requiring patients to remain in hospitals for longer periods, depriving incoming patients from much needed hospital beds and costing the medical aids and insurance companies more money. THE NEW YORK TIMES reported that, in extreme cases, doctors faced with dwindling options and with agonizing choices to save a patient’s life, were using Colistin, an older antibiotic abandoned years ago because of damage it caused to the kidneys. ‘A drug like Colistin would not be developed today because it is too toxic,’ said Dr Helen W Boucher, an
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infectious disease expert at Tufts University in Boston. In recent years, bacteria and viruses have risen to the surface as a major threat to many aspects of public health. It is not uncommon for people to exit health facilities with infections they did not have when they entered the facility. These are called (HAIs) and many people are re-admitted to hospital to receive treatment for this new infection. Patients who are readmitted to hospital with a HAI infection can expect their length of stay to increase by a staggering 458%, requiring them to spend up to an additional 16,1 days in hospital. In an article in THE STAR on 13 August 2015, Vuyo Mkize wrote that the number of people contracting infections in Gauteng hospitals increased fourfold between 2012 and 2015. In general, the distribution of HAIs in acute-care hospitals is urinary tract 35% and post-operative wounds 25%, bloodstream 10%, said Professor Olga Perovic, principle pathologist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ Centre for Opportunistic, Tropical and Hospital Infections.
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Editorial: Copper Development Association Africa
Approximately 80% of all infections are spread by touch and whilst most healthcare facilities have a very strict cleaning protocol in place, there is always the possibility that a healthcare cleaner could neglect to clean a touch surface harbouring a pathogen.
Antimicrobial properties of copper
The Copper Development Association Africa (CDAA) aims to promote the awareness of the unique properties of copper and its alloys and applications. One of CDAA’s most recent projects has been to promote the antimicrobial properties of copper and its ability to kill bacteria and prevent the spread of infection on touch surfaces. Frequently touched surfaces in ICUs are heavily contaminated with anything from several hundred to over ten thousand colony-forming units of infectious bacteria. A shocking statistic is that an infected hand will contaminate the next seven surfaces that it touches. While healthcare professionals employ strict infection control measures, including hand-washing and frequent surface disinfection, these measures are not enough as HAIs continue to rise each year, thus placing an added burden on the healthcare industry. Clinical trials both locally and internationally have shown that replacing frequently touched surfaces in the healthcare environment with antimicrobial copper helps to reduce microbial contamination. Copper’s antimicrobial properties remain in effect for the product’s lifetime and do not rely on coatings or impregnated surfaces that can wear off or wash away. The installation of AMC touch surfaces can reduce the bio-burden by up to 83%. Pathogens on copper surfaces begin to die off immediately after contact and recent tests have shown that not even the TB virus can withstand the efficacy of copper. Copper touch surfaces can be installed in new healthcare facilities or retrofitted. The CDAA is extremely proud to announce the completion of the installation of AMC fittings to the new Lusikisiki clinic in Lusikisiki, the culmination of many years of negotiations and hard work with the South African Department of Health. There is absolutely no doubt that the patients who will be visiting this new healthcare facility will benefit from the antimicrobial properties of copper and the possibility of acquiring a HAI has been greatly reduced. n
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Editorial: SIKA
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art The world acclaimed Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) is a modern art museum located at the famous V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the largest museum of its kind in in the world, showcasing local African artists. An overhaul of this building and silos was necessary to keep its external appearance on par with the beauty within the museum and maintain the original look and feel of this heritage site. Sika’s highperformance products were specified by engineers Sutherland and Associates alongside VDMMA Architects (Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects) in the major refurbishment of the Zeitz MOCAA. The main contractor for all applications of Sika products was WBHO. The entire prestigious rehabilitation operation was overseen by project managers, Mace projects. The initial phase of the project included the restoration of the silos behind the main museum building. The repairs needed to fit in seamlessly with the original structure to decrease the visual effect of the refurbishment. Sikagard-706W Thixo was applied to the old concrete of the silos as a protective coating and water-repellent impregnation (hydrophobic treatment). Subsequent to the protective coating application the external façade of the old silos was covered in Sika Ferrgoard-903 as a corrosion inhibitor. To blend repairs to look like the original silo facade and maintain the integrity of the original structure, Sika Ferrogard-903 was used because of its clear product characteristics. Used in conjunction with other Sika products in the concrete repair and protection system, Sika FerroGard-903 decreases the corrosion rate by such an extent that the service life of aesthetically valuable fairfaced concrete can be increased by up to 15 years. For the main museum building new concrete barriers were constructed in the main building area, all of which were grouted sturdily in place with SikaGrout-212. This fluid grout provides adjustable consistency, rapid strength development and high final strengths. When the project was given the go ahead to seal all external joints of the structure’s precast concrete façade, Sutherland and Associates did not hesitate to specify Sikaflex AT-Façade.
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SikaTop-Armatec-110 EpoCem, a sprayable cement-based, epoxy-modified product, provided an effective anti-corrosion coating on reinforcing steel for all wet to dry epoxy applications for new concrete work against old concrete. Sikadur-31 CF Normal was used for doweling on site of the rebar. This solvent-free, moisture tolerant, thixotropic, structural adhesive and repair mortar is based on epoxy resins and special fillers. It is designed for use at temperatures between +10°C and +30°C, provides good adhesion to most construction materials and is suitable for dry and damp concrete surfaces. The rooftop of the main museum building was coated in the Sikalastic-8800. This two-part, elastic, fast curing pure polyurethane liquid applied membrane not only offers good chemical and abrasion resistance but also acts as a waterproofing system ideal for roof structures. The entire face of the square building in front of the silos was coated with Sikalastic-152. The product was applied as a two-coat system at a 3mm thickness. The engineer was looking for an earthy, more natural look for the finish and consequently a final coat was applied, including a stipple finish incorporating river sand into the product to achieve this effect. This was the main waterproofing element of that structure. The staircase and landings of the building were coated with Sikafloor-263 SL and Sikafloor-264, with Sikafloor 66ZA matt used as a topcoat to provide a clear finish. The total surface area amounted to 3 000m². The main timber floor running throughout the museum was coated with Sikafloor Comfort Tough. This was the first application for this product in Africa. It was applied directly onto the wood floor to give a more modern feel to the interior of the building. This tough self-smoothening elastic polyurethane flooring system is part of the Sika Comfortfloor® decorative flooring range and covered approximately 3 800m². n
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Project Feature: La Colombe
Full turnkey project and 6-week fit out When designing a restaurant, the first critical element is getting the kitchen layout right to create the perfect production line of precision and execution for which La Colombe is known. Working with kitchen specialists and the chef, Bone Interior Design Studio honed the layout and infrastructure to ensure it would function at its most optimum.
Sitting amongst the trees of Silvermist Estate, the designers knew they needed to enhance the interior into a refined treehouse – a calm, neutral palette where the forest and the food do the talking. The La Colombe brand is one steeped in acclaim and history so the designers needed to be sensitive to the loyal patrons that were accustomed to what they knew. La Colombe is known for their gourmet food experience which the designers didn’t want the environment to compete with or overpower. ‘We were focused on creating a comfortable, not conceited dining dynamic which is why we needed to balance the refinery with a sense of comfortable familiarity.’ Re-working the structure and layout of the space, the objective was to maximise internal seating. To create a more impressive internal dining area, Bone
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Design replaced the entire roof structure, lifted the height and pushed out the existing glass line to incorporate what was previously balcony space. The original space was dark and enclosed with black beams and gum posts interspersed, creating a sense of claustrophobia. The designers stripped the original beams and floor and reinforced the roof and structure to eliminate unnecessary supports. ‘With less thick dark gum tree post columns, a smothering of white paint and by creating one floor covering for the entire restaurant of white oiled chevron oak we created more space visually and literally.’ A new service bar was created towards the back of the restaurant so that clients were given the best seats in the house. Punching through an existing store room, two glass wine rooms were shaped with solid oak bespoke detailing and subtle lighting.
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Project Feature: La Colombe
Aesthetically, the focus was on the symbiotic balance of comfort versus refined; the polished contemporary elements such as the ball pendants and brass accents were complemented with more modest, down-to-earth elements such as terracotta tiles and hand-cut bespoke ceramics. Returning to old classic materials such as travertine mosaic tiles, the designers ignored current trends for a more grounded design longevity, creating a base palette of natural creams and textural tones that then allowed the jade green and artwork to “sing” in the space. Plush upholstered velvet, rounded sofa seats with gently embroidered dining chairs in calm tones create a sea of consistency so your eye is not detracted from the exceptional view and the plate of detail in front of you. The meaning of La Colombe is “The dove”, called for the subtle presence of this beautiful bird. Bone Design commissioned local artist Lucie De Moyencourt to create a majestic hand drawn artwork to be converted into wallpaper. The brief was to mirror the white gum tree views on the main feature wall.
‘If you look closely, the doves are flying. This leafy and loose art piece has become the talking point of the new renovation.’ Because Bone Design believe supporting local artisans is very important, they also commissioned Lameck Tayengwa to skillfully hand-carve Poplar timber doves, which unobtrusively perch amongst the original white gum trusses from the forest. ‘We were conscious of not over-designing the space. White space is good space. It allows a sense of breath. Furthermore, with a tight six-week programme, it disallowed any mindchanging, second guessing and over-complication of design which is common when you have the luxury of time on a site. Luckily, with a client that allowed us complete freedom and entrusted that the final design would work within the context of the space -we had no creative confines.’ ‘Our design intent was to bring a sense of calm and sophistication to complement the incredibly intricate and dynamic food experience and we feel we achieved this.’ n
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Project: Four Seasons Hotel, Bahrain Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merill LLP (SOM) Fabricator: Jungbluth Alu Partners S.A. Photo: Waleed Al Abbas Reynaers systems used: CS 77-FP (fire proof), CP 96 (sliding system), CW 50-SC and CW 86-EF (bespoke curtain wall solution)
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OUR ANSWER : THE REYNAERS CONSULT TEAM
Reynaers Aluminium South Africa is your professional partner. If you are an architect, engineer or building technician Reynaers Consult will advise you on the best solution for your project. We will show you the way to adhere to relevant regulations and standards in terms of a building’s energy performance and help you choose the most efficient system that also meets all your technical and budgetary requirements. Would you like to use a profile with a specific design and different specifications? To meet your requirements, Reynaers looks for the best solution and can either combine existing systems or develop new customised profiles. Together for Better.
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Advertorial: Reynaers Aluminium
Reynaers steers project solution to greater heights The success of large-scale, complex architectural projects depends on the efficient collaboration between partners in the building industry and service providers. Reynaers Consult & Project team has the know-how and means to meet the challenging and technical requirements of individual projects. Reynaers Consult is a team of consultants, engineers and technicians that provides personalised advice to architects, project developers and building professionals. This technical assistance ranges from the design stage, tailor-made solutions, to advice about proposals, stability calculations, colours and shapes. Projects ask for perfect solutions, from specific designs, special measurements or requirements for different specifications. Reynaers can extrude special profiles to perfectly match and meet your needs. When needed, they are able to create the design and test it in their very own dedicated technology centre - the largest privately owned innovation and testing centre in Europe. Reynaers is also available to support specification and design. If you are an architect, developer or contractor, their team of sales consultants are on hand to discuss your project in detail and to provide
you with the knowledge and tools to help you choose the right product for your design.
How does the Reynaers Consult & Project team operate?
Local teams, on a worldwide scale, are assisted by a project team in Belgium, a dedicated team consisting of designers and engineers who have the capability to help find expert solutions for complex bespoke projects. Whether you are an architect, fabricator or developer unable to use an existing standard system, or if you have a larger project with standard systems needing specific requirements, this project cell is prepared to work on: • calculations and simulations for concept validation before testing • project testing for required standard • on-site assistance • 3D experience (Avalon)
The Reynaers campus accommodates one of the most advanced testing centres for windows, doors and façades. In the technology centre* all systems are meticulously tested to comply with various European (EN), Australian (AS) and American (ASTM) standards and to meet the highest standards for quality, durability and reliability, resulting in a 10-year system guarantee (based on the European standards). Yearly, Reynaers Aluminium performs an average of 180 tests in the Reynaers Technology Centre. Their tests are performed in close collaboration with various European certified bodies. The different tests are centred around three major trends in the aluminium industry:
Comfort
• Air-tightness • Wind-tightness • Water-tightness • Acoustic insulation
Sustainability
• Mechanical performance • Solar radiation • Other test facilities • Energy performance
Safety
• Impact resistance • Burglar resistance • Bulletproof • Fire resistance • Smoke resistance
* Reynaers Technology Centre is the largest privately owned innovation and testing centre in Europe
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Advertorial: Reynaers Aluminium
The dynamic force of this professional team lies in their ability to work on façade systems where the development of bespoke solutions is designed according to specific norms and standards for high-rise buildings, high insulation, fire-earthquakebullet and blast resistance, acoustic requirements, large dimensions, special visual requirements and double façades. Alongside these standards and specifications, great importance is given to
timing and priority to reach market demand - all in conjunction with the assurance that practices are consistent and technologies used are state-of-the-art. The Reynaers Technology Centre is an important, if not crucial, element in this process contributing towards the final result of many successful bespoke projects worldwide, given the fact that door, window and façade systems are rigorously tested on different levels.
How does Avalon contribute to project solution in the design phase?
The Reynaers Avalon Virtual Rality (VR) room, installed in the new Reynaers Campus in Belgium, offers the ability to visit a building through a shared virtual reality experience while the design is still in process. Imagine opening the door, turning on the lights and walking into a design. As you navigate through the different spaces you can change the building materials or adjust the sizes of windows and rooms in an instant. This exciting virtual world has the potential to radically change the way architects design and optimise a building before it is built - a powerful tool for evaluation
and experimentation, this exciting virtual world has the potential to radically change the way architects design and optimise a building before it is built. For some projects, complete mock-ups are built during the design process of a building to test different versions of the design. Examples include airport gates and hospital rooms. With Avalon, a virtual mock-up can save on costs compared to real mock-up and allows architects to easily increase the number of evaluated variants.
Bespoke projects (OS) assisted by the project team in Belgium 1. AND Pastel – Istanbul, Turkey
Fabricator: Aksoy Alüminyum Systems used: OS-eco slide, OS CW40, CS77 HV Architect: HPP International
2. Kianda Towers – Luanda, Angola
Fabricator: Edimetal Angola Systems used: CW 50, CW 65-EF, OS Architect: FA.A Architectos
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3. The New Reynaers Campus – Belgium, Belgium
Fabricator: CouwenbergSchellens Systems used: MasterLine 8, Hi-finity, CW 86 EF/SG (OS), CW 60, BS 100 (OS) Architect: Jaspers Eyers Architects
4. Ferrari World – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fabricator: Jungbluth Alu Partners S.A. Systems used: CW 86 (OS), OS funnel solution Architect: Benoy Architects
From Belgium to South Africa: What can Reynaers Aluminium offer?
Reynaers South Africa is transforming their operations to continuously improve their ability to assist in the future development of complex bespoke projects. This transformation includes becoming the most trusted façade solution provider in Southern Africa whilst contributing towards green-rated construction for a sustainable future. Reynaers has a local team focused on supporting fabricators and installers in South Africa. If you are interested in fabricating Reynaers aluminium windows, doors or curtain walls, they are prepared to discuss your requirements in detail and show you the full product range on offer and, if needed, call upon experts to work on bespoke solutions for more complex projects. If you are an architect or building developer needing a particular solution for a project —
from specific designs, special measurements or requirements for different specifications – Reynaers offers a total approach right from the design phase through to product supply and product guarantee: • DESIGN your project with help from the local office and if necessary, together with experts from the project team and direct interaction from the Reynaers Campus in Belgium. You will be assisted by state-of-the-art technology. • CONSULT on bespoke solutions with possible extrusion of special profiles and necessary testing in the Reynaers Technology Centre. • MATERIAL SUPPLY from the local warehouse in South Africa or from warehouses in Belgium: Profiles warehouses (50 000m²) with storage of 4 500 different profiles and accessories warehouse (12 000m²) with storage of 5 000 different accessories, such as handles, hinges, locks and gaskets. n
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QUALITY DOESN’T FEAR TIME. Swartland is a name that’s synonymous with quality. Frankly, we’re obsessed with it. And it’s thanks to this dedication to quality that all Swartland products last so long. Our windows, doors and door frames have stood the test of time since 1951. We’ve applied this same attention to detail and production excellence to our new range of products: cornices, awnings, insulation rolls and manufactured pine products. But quality doesn’t only apply to our products, it’s infused in every facet of our business. Our new customer promise is “Experience Quality” and it’s our commitment to holding ourselves to the highest standard, to ensuring that every interaction and every experience with us, is a quality one – time after time.
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Editorial: Swartland
Swartland launches a new range of insulation Leading local supplier of building-related products, Swartland, has recently launched its Summit range which comprises all products related to the ceiling and up. The first product to be launched in this range is internationally renowned Knauf insulation. Knauf’s brand promise resonates exceptionally well with that of Swartland – both promise durable, high quality products, affordable price points, sustainable manufacturing processes, as well as environmentally friendly technology and cradle-to-grave sustainability principles in its product offerings and its manufacturing processes. Says Swartland’s CEO, Hans Hanekom: ‘Swartland’s promise – “Experience Quality” – encompasses everything Swartland does – from client interactions and service, through to its manufacturing and product offerings. Knauf insulation complements and adds to this promise, as it upholds the same levels of quality that Swartland has come to be known for.’
More square metres per roll
Cobus Lourens from Swartland explains that Knauf insulation holds more product per individual bag than any other competitor currently on the market: ‘The Knauf 50mm roll offers 22,8m2, while its nearest competitor only offers 12m2. The Knauf 100mm roll offers 12,12m2, and its 135mm roll offers 9m2, while its closest competitor only offers 7,2m2 in both. Furthermore, the Knauf insulation is vacuum packed, which makes them physically smaller than its competitors to store. As a result, Knauf offers great space saving benefits for merchants, which allows them to stock more insulation in a smaller space.’
High-end quality at an affordable price point
Cobus notes that Knauf insulation offers best-inmarket R-values and fire ratings: ‘Knauf insulation is top in its class when it comes to R-values – the 50mm insulation offers an R value of 1,25, while its closest competitor is 1,20. Its 100mm offers an R-value of 2,50, while its 135mm has an R-value of 3,38. In fact, Knauf insulation has R-values that are approximately
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22% better per size when compared to Isotherm, for example. It also has a Euro Class A1 fire rating and SANS10177 Part 5 fire-rated certification. ”
Easier installation
Unlike all the other insulation products that are currently on the market, Cobus explains that Knauf boasts a combi cut feature that makes installation much easier: ‘Combi-cut products have partially cut perforations, providing the flexibility to be used between joists at either 400mm or 600mm centres, or used unsplit as a full-width roll. For example, you can use the rolls in multiple widths of 2 x 600mm; 1 x 800mm; 1 x 400mm – or you can use it as one single piece.’
Sustainability and eco-friendliness
Summit’s Knauf insulation boasts a high-recycled content that is mainly derived from naturally occurring materials. It features a revolutionary binder technology called Ecose Technology, which has cemented its place as a truly sustainable building material, explains Cobus: “Manufactured from naturally occurring and recycled raw materials, and bonded using a bio-based technology makes Knauf insulation free from phenols and acrylics. It contains no added formaldehyde, artificial colours, bleach or dyes, making it a very eco-friendly product. ‘It is easier to work with compared to other types of insulation products, as it doesn’t itch or give off any inpleasant odours. Furthermore, it emits virtually zero dust, and thereby contributes to improved indoor air quality. It offers reduced impact on the environment through lower embodied energy, as well as diminishing pollutant manufacturing emissions and workplace exposures. In fact – just by installing Knauf insulation, you will improve the overall sustainability of a building,’ concludes Cobus. n
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Advertorial: Bluescope Steel
There’s no beating an original Over decades, ZINCALUME® steel has become a household name within the building industry. When specifying premium high performance metallic coated roofing and cladding materials, this original and trusted brand remains the roofing material of choice for specifiers, says Arno Hanekom, the BlueScope Steel Regional Manager for Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. The product’s 55% Al-Zn technology is licensed internationally by BIEC International Inc, a BlueScope subsidiary. In the mid 2000’s, the acrylic surface resin applied to coils of the product at the factory was upgraded, yielding significant advances in performance and formability. The choice of roofing material influences the amount of solar energy that enters a building, affecting climate control and building comfort. To mitigate against heat, ZINCALUME® steel has an attractive, shiny appearance designed to limit solar absorption. All roofing products are subject to weathering, however, BlueScope’s product will stay
brighter for much longer than alternatives, providing approximately twice the thermal performance of other commonly used materials such as weathered galvanised steel and fibre cement and asbestos. ‘ZINCALUME® steel delivers strong thermal performance throughout its life. It’s also very easy to form and work with,’ says Hanekom. ‘It stays brighter for longer. Due to its lightweight nature, it is the architect’s dream material for curves and shapes and has been formed into a variety of curved surfaces. A good example of this is the roof over the departures terminal at Cape Town International Airport which is shaped like an aircraft wing.
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ZINCALUME® has been used extensively throughout South Africa. Clotan Steel expertly formed ZINCALUME into its Craft Lock profile in use at the Secunda Mall, as specified by architectural firm, LP Architects. The double-story mall was completed late in 2013.
The corrosion-resisting benefits of the product are considerable and a special AZ 200 (both sides coated with 200g/m2 of Al-Zn coating) version is available for use within the 5km distance of the sea or in areas where there is a strong industrial fallout. The product’s lifetime in service is reported as being four times longer than conventional galvanised products.
‘Hence a special corporate warranty of performance can apply when product is fitted in an approved way,’ adds Hanekom. ‘If the good name of your practice is on the line, why risk your reputation by using generic Al/Zn coated steel when you can enjoy peace of mind by using genuine ZINCALUME® steel?’ asks Hanekom. n
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Project Feature: Benguela Cove, Overberg
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Benguela Cove, Overberg The setting for this house within Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate, on the Botrivier Lagoon south-east of Cape Town is spectacular – a slope of indigenous fynbos vegetation runs into the broad waters of a tidal estuary bordered by mountains. A refined yet hard-wearing family retreat. The considered architectural design by SAOTA and interiors by ARRCC of this holiday house, negotiate the inherent paradox of such exposure to nature – how to shackle the extreme elements – sun, salt, rain and in particular, high winds – whilst allowing the exceptional natural beauty of the site to pervade every space. The owner’s vision for a comfortable retreat for his children coupled with liveable outdoor spaces for entertaining was developed into a “C” shaped plan whose wings serve to maximise outlook, frame views and create a large sheltered courtyard. This distinctive sheltering shape is again expressed in the wrapped floor-wall-roof profile of the three wings which, assembled together one above the other, track the site as it slopes towards the water. Entrance at the back of the building is deliberately understated; a modest canopy shelters the front door opening onto a landing from which a broad spine
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gently traces down the natural gradient alongside a generous garden courtyard. The corridor ends at the kitchen, whose island – a solid block of granite – forms a fulcrum with the principle living areas placed at right angles, parallel with the lagoon. The kitchen looks out over open-plan dining and lounge areas towards a fireplace and picture window framed in a massive concrete hearth wall. The internal living wing is held between garden courtyard and covered decks leading out to a pool which appears to blend into the lagoon beyond. The slope of the distinctive timber-clad soffit was carefully calibrated to provide shelter from the prevailing wind. It extends out from the lounge to create an external living room and outdoor kitchen which are further enclosed by moveable screens. The two upper wings house bedrooms with elevated views across the lagoon to the mountains.
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A poetic narrative of shelter and outlook
Seen from the lagoon the result is a memorable composition – at once a considered response to the contours and microclimate of the site and a poetic narrative of shelter and outlook. Such an unusual form could feel out of place without its references to the distinct local typologies of barns and fruit-packing sheds. Timber sidings appear at the entrance and are repeated on key ceiling planes, the roofs are a celebration of corrugated aluminium, the over-sailing arms of the “C” shaped layout are a reinterpretation of the traditional “alphabetic” planning of the wings or “werfs” of historic local farms.
Hard wearing and robust
Materials are deliberately chosen to be hard wearing and robust; black metal mesh was chosen for the screens – both for its solar and privacy control and for its low-maintenance durability; off-shutter concrete and granite are equally aesthetic and pragmatic choices, whilst timber to ceilings and kitchen lend visual and tactile warmth to the spaces. Occasional elements contrast these raw materials with more refined details – the kitchen island- formed from rough solid blocks of granite – is highly polished on its counter; the stair rises alongside a CNC-cut timber screen; the flues are clad in carefully preweathered Cor-Ten steel.
Furnishings a warm and luxurious counterpoint
Throughout the house loose furnishings, chosen by interior studio ARRCC and generally sourced from local manufacturer OKHA, provide a warm and luxurious counterpoint to the architecture. OKHA’s signature fine wool and bamboo silk Diamond Rug, which takes its inspiration from geometry and rock formations, complement the
granite floors of the living room. Seating is provided by an impromptu collection of OKHA’s luxurious L-shaped Jada sofa, solid oak frame Miles armchair and Nicci armchair in olive-green leather finish. To anchor the collection the Capri Coffee table in Volakas white marble was chosen to resonate with the geological surrounds. The open-plan living and dining area are clearly distinguished from one another through these carefully curated furnishings. The dining area boasts OKHA’s Bison dining table which can easily accommodate up to 10 people. The Bison’s solid oak table top forges a hand-in-glove narrative with the ceiling’s beautiful timber sidings. Overlooking the deck, OKHA’s signature swivel STM armchair provides the viewer with a 360-degree view of estuary and interior. Nature pervades the house –the seamless flow of internal floors and ceilings out into external living spaces is mirrored by the fynbos planting which stalks the edges of the internal envelope, enfolds the terraces and decks and seeps into the garden courtyard. This deliberate blurring of boundaries with and between nature and architecture is a signature of SAOTA’s work; the result is a serene retreat whose spectacular setting can be enjoyed throughout the year. n
PROJECT DETAILS Architects: SAOTA SAOTA Project Team: Philip Olmesdahl, Tamaryn Fourie & James Minchener Interior Design: ARRCC ARRCC Project Team: Mark Rielly & Sarika Jacobs Interior Decor: OKHA Contractor: Innes Projects Landscaping: CNdV Landscape Architects
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Project Feature: NMU
NMU: New Engineering Building Phase 2 This project at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU), North Campus, in Port Elizabeth, involved the second phase electrical installation of the new engineering facility comprising a general gathering area, 160-seater auditorium, multi-purpose tutorial classrooms, a workshop area and ablutions. The building was designed by Afriplan Architects with the electrical and electronic services designed and monitored by CA du Toit Eastern Cape (Pty) Ltd. Afriplan Architects’ design for the new lecture and workshop space had to form part of the master plan for the university and keep the height of the new building in line with other existing buildings on the campus. The building design includes a workshop area, particularly for the development of the megatronics and automotive section; a link to the existing buildings; the main auditorium seating 160 students; tutorial rooms which can be divided up into smaller areas or linked into larger areas; an office area for four staff members and ablution facilities and pause areas for the students.
Lighting installation an innovative challenge
The lighting installation for the new building was something totally new and different compared to NMU’s other buildings, and 4RGA Electrical were fortunate enough to be involved. The majority of lighting was purpose made to suit the architects’ design and carefully selected and
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designed to give the desired effect and functionality. The lighting was incorporated as part of the ceiling design to extenuate the linear effect of the building. All the specialised light fittings were manufactured locally at Lighting Innovations Africa in Port Elizabeth.
Exterior façade lighting
The exterior façade lighting consists of strip lighting installed on the entire perimeter at the bottom and top of the specialised cladding. This highlights the building as the main entrance to the campus. The challenge was how to install the flexible, weather-proof LED lighting so that it would remain in place and have the effect required. This was overcome by having a lip manufactured by the cladding company and installing weatherproof boxes on the inside to house the drivers. Specialised adhesive was successfully used to bond the aluminium and silicon LED lighting so they would remain secure.
Link passage lighting
Link passage lighting Lighting in the link passage is a continuous specially manufactured, surface LED linear fitting.
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The fitting needed to follow the profile of the building and appear as if it was a single fitting. This was achieved by using Lighting Innovations who made specialised curved links to follow the profile of the building.
Entrance student pause area
The entrance pause area is a high-ceiling area with a concrete accent wall and high shopfront glassed windows. The lighting for the area was selected by the architect and needed to be installed in a specific way to give the effect of “floating bubbles”. This was achieved using specialised imported fittings which are suspended from the ceiling.
Main internal passage
The main passage is a feature that links the facilities and will also link any future extensions to the campus. The main lighting feature here is a continual luminaire of ±44 metres, fitted into a slot below a specially designed and curved ceiling. This fitting has asymmetrical LEDs that illuminate the passage from one side. In the corridors off the main passage, vertical, recessed accent lighting is used.
The auditorium
The auditorium is an intriguing area where the fittings are purpose-made to suit the shape of the ceiling and wall as designed by the architect in conjunction with the electrical engineer. The lighting comprises various lengths of linear LED fittings in specially manufactured ceiling and wall slots. The lighting can be made brighter or dimmer, depending on the requirements of the lecture venue.
Ablutions
The ablution facilities are predominately black – an interesting concept. The lighting in the ablution facilities consists of a small linear light above each cubicle and cove lighting for the full length of the ablution with lights surrounding light the mirror. The effect is that of a high-end hotel more than a student facility. The entire electrical installation was challenging as it pushed the electrical contractors beyond anything they had done before. ‘We are grateful for the success and quality of the end product at the Nelson Mandela University engineering department,’ says CA du Toit. n
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Advertorial: NIOH
Asbestos: The wonder fibre & serial killer By Dikeledi Singo, Gabriel Mizan and Mollen Magombo Asbestos is a collective term for naturally occurring minerals consisting of durable fibres which are resistant to heat, fire and chemicals. Because of its durability asbestos has been used in products such as insulation pipes, floor tiles, roofing and other building products.1 However, it was later associated with a number of serious lung diseases, which led to it being banned in many parts of the world, including South Africa. Building related occupations and members of the community at large are still at risk of exposure due to the legacy left behind after the ban in the form of asbestos containing materials (ACMs).2 A report on asbestos analysis conducted at the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) showed that from a total of 2 990 bulk samples that were sent in for asbestos identification between 2003 and 2017, 1 094 (36.6%) contained asbestos.3 The bulk samples sent in were from cement materials, floor tiles, insulation materials and asbestos cement roofs, just to name a few. This indicated that there might be a substantial number of people still living and working with ACMs who may not be aware of the risk.
The history of asbestos
Three types of asbestos were mined, processed and used in South Africa: Chrysotile (from the Serpentine group of minerals), Crocidolite and Amosite (from the Amphibole group).4 Chrysotile, commonly referred to as white asbestos, was the most commercially used asbestos worldwide, accounting for 90% of the world production. Crocidolite is considered to be the most harmful due to its chemical composition and physical structure as it is extremely thin, making it easy to penetrate human tissue.5 South Africa was amongst
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the top producers of asbestos, rated in the late 1970s as the third largest producer of Chrysotile, the main producer of Crocidolite and only producer of Amosite (mined exclusively in South Africa).6 A total of 95% of the asbestos produced in SA was exported while the remaining was used in the country, especially as a construction material for asbestos cement roofs, gutters, fascia boards and other applications, including fire proofing, sound insulation, electrical insulation and thermal insulation. Some of the products that may contain asbestos include: • Fireproof spray coating applied on walls and ceilings • Vinyl floor tiles • Asbestos cement products • Asbestos cloths • Asbestos millboards • Asbestos gaskets • Ceiling tiles • Asbestos cement roof Asbestos mining in South Africa started in 1893 in the Northern Cape and already in the 1920s, studies on miners had indicated the possible link between asbestos and lung disease.
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materials containing asbestos.9 Overall, asbestoses has been banned in 55 countries worldwide, however, there are certain countries that are still mining Chrysotile asbestos, with Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Brazil being the top producers.10
What is the risk?
Asbestos becomes a risk when the fibres are released into the air and breathed in; this could be through occupational and non-occupational activities. Nonoccupational exposure may be, for example, from handling contaminated clothes of workers directly exposed to asbestos, home maintenance which disturbs ACMs, being around damaged ACMs and environmental exposure from living in close proximity to an asbestos emission source such as a factory that manufacture materials containing asbestos, or close to areas where asbestos was previously mined and processed.6 Occupations that are currently mostly at risk of asbestos exposure are construction related occupations through maintenance, renovations or demolition work which might disturb ACMs. Other occupations include auto-mechanics due to brakes linings that might contain asbestos, electricians, railroad and shipyard workers, people working in buildings with damaged asbestos structures or any activity that might disturb ACMs.11,12
Responsibility of the owner of the premises
In the most quoted research study on this topic, Wagner et al. described in 1960 the association between 22 cases of pleural mesothelioma and Crocidolite asbestos exposure in the Northern Cape.7 Despite this early evidence related to the health effects of asbestos, restrictions only started to be imposed in the 1970s when the dust levels were regulated. The exposure limit was initially set at 45 fibres per millilitre of air (f/ml), it was later reduced to 2 f/ml in 1981 and at present the occupational exposure limit is 0.2 f/ml, as stipulated in the Asbestos Regulations 2001.8 It was not before 2002 that asbestos mining ceased in South Africa and only in 2008 did the Department of Environmental Affairs (then DEAT) ban all use, manufacture, import and export of asbestos and
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It is the responsibility of the employer or owner of the premises to ensure that any exposure is adequately controlled and does not exceed the occupational exposure limit, and in the case of the public, environmental limit.8 In situations where asbestos forms part of a structure, the Asbestos Regulations require that the employer determines the location of the ACMs in the building and maintains a written inventory of such. The employer must also carry out a risk assessment to evaluate the potential risk of exposure to any person, including visitors, maintenance and contract workers and put mechanisms in place to prevent or control such exposure.8 This is to ensure that in any activity such as demolition, renovations and any kind of maintenance work on the building that could disturb and release asbestos fibres, is strictly controlled. The requirements related to working safely with asbestos are stipulated in the Department of Labour Asbestos Regulations 2001, and include, among others: 8, All asbestos removal or demolition work must be carried out by a Department of Labour Registered Asbestos Contractor (RAC). This is to ensure that the correct health and safety precautions are taken when handling, transporting and disposing ACMs. A list of RACs can be found on the Department of Labour website. It is important to remember that one cannot tell if material contains asbestos using the naked eye unless it has been analysed under a microscope by a specialised asbestos laboratory .13 If you suspect that there may be asbestos-containing material in
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a building it should be labelled and treated as if it is asbestos, unless a laboratory test has proven the contrary. If the ACM is in good condition, left undisturbed and properly managed, the risk of exposure should be minimal. The Asbestos Laboratory at the NIOH can assist with identification of asbestos in various bulk materials and in air, building surveys, general advice as well asbestos training and awareness campaigns.
Asbestos exposure related diseases
In spite of the bans and restrictions on the asbestos use and mining in nearly all industrialised countries nowadays, approximately 125 million workers are occupationally exposed to asbestos worldwide and it is estimated that at least 100 000 die annually from complications of asbestos exposure (WHO). Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) are diseases that occurs as a result of to asbestos dust exposure. Most asbestos related diseases become apparent after 10 years of exposure to asbestos and more commonly 15-20 years, some like mesothelioma take up to 40 years to develop. The long period between the time of exposure and getting the disease is the reason why even now there are new cases of ARDs. Lung diseases resulting from the exposure to asbestos fibres can be divided into: Asbestosis is fibrosis (scarring and thickening) of the lung tissue that develops when asbestos accumulates in the lungs. This scarring leads to the lungs shrinking and hardening, resulting in shortness of breath as the lungs cannot hold as much air as they used to. You may also experience a persistent cough and shortness of breath, and in more advanced cases, clubbing (swelling of the fingertips) may be present. Pleural plaques are the scarring of the pleural membrane as a result of asbestos exposure. It is an asbestos disease that involves the lining of the lungs. Chest x-rays are characterised by areas of thickening on the pleura (the lining of the lungs). Two layers make up the pleura lining. The outer layer lines the entire inside of the chest cavity, while the inner layer
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covers the lungs. Pleural plagues are an indication of a previous exposure to asbestos and do not usually cause health problems. The condition occurs after 20 to 30 years of asbestos exposure. They commonly develop on the parietal pleura (lining of the inside of the rib cage) but can also affect the visceral pleura (lining of the lungs). Pleural plaques can also grow on the diaphragm, the muscle used for respiration. Pleural thickening is another disease of the lining of the lungs in which the lining that covers the lung thickens due to asbestos deposition. The thickened lining may affect the lungs’ ability to expand causing shortness of breath. Pleural thickening may co-exist with pleural plagues. It is important to note that asbestos exposure is not the only cause of diffuse pleural thickening. Other causes include infection, inflammatory disease and non-malignant pleural effusion Pleural effusion is when fluid collects around the lungs, called an effusion. A little fluid between the pleural layers is normally healthy. Too much fluid can put pressure on the lungs, resulting in chest pain. Pleural effusions may not cause any health problems and generally resolve spontaneously. Pleural effusions are associated with but not specific to asbestos exposure. Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the cells that form the outer lining of the lungs and inner lining of the chest cavities (pleura). It can also affect the lining of the abdomen (peritoneum). Cancer develops when the asbestos fibres damage mesothelial cells. Asbestos is the only known risk for malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelioma occurs at least 20 years after asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is not associated with cigarette smoking, but is strongly associated with the degree of asbestos exposure (more than 30 years).The life expectancy of someone with pleural mesothelioma is usually less than 18 months from the time of diagnosis. Mesothelioma is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, which makes the prognosis very poor. Patients with Mesothelioma may complain of shortness of breath, chest pain and coughing.
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Other cancers - Asbestos exposure on its own can cause lung cancer, however, the risk does increase in tobacco smokers; the risk for smokers is eleven times that of non-smokers.
How is an asbestos related disease diagnosed?
The diagnostic process for ARDs begins with the evaluation of symptoms and history of asbestos exposure. Your doctor will speak with you about the signs you present with and do a physical examination. The doctor will also make an enquiry about any previous or current exposure to asbestos, the hallmark for the diagnosis of asbestosis. The doctor confirms the diagnosis using a chest x-ray, and a CT scan. You may also need other tests, such as a lung function test (breathing test) which assesses the breathing difficulty. A sample of lung tissue is often taken and examined under a microscope to confirm a diagnosis of asbestosis, lung cancer or Mesothelioma.
How is an ARD treated?
There is no treatment or cure for asbestosis. Management will focus on what complaints you present with, which includes oxygen supplementation for breathing difficulty.
Compensation for asbestos related diseases in South Africa
In the presence of disability as shown on lung function tests, the South African law makes provision for compensation for occupational ARDs under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (No. 130 of 1993) (14) and, specifically for the mining industry, the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (No. 78 of 1973) (15). The diseases considered include fibrotic diseases (asbestosis and/or diffuse pleural thickening and pleural plaques) with severe lung function impairment and malignancies (lung cancer and Mesothelioma). For environmentally acquired asbestos related diseases (exposure to communities in the asbestos mining towns), in South Africa access to compensation is through the Asbestos Relief Trust (ART) and the Kgalagadi Relief Trust, both of which are administered by the ART.
No cure for ARDs
It is important to note that there is no cure for ARDs, however, they can be prevented through workplace practices that aim to identify and control high asbestos exposure. In addition, there are tests that can be done to follow up the health of asbestosexposed workers to keep their health in check and be able to pick up early signs of disease. n
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Project Feature: Sable Park
Sable Park, Century City Leading South African architecture and urban design studio, dhk, has completed Sable Park in Century City, Cape Town. The commercial development comprises two buildings – one of 8 000m2 and another of 8 300m2 – and sits at a prominent entry point into Century City forming an iconic front face for the suburb. Situated at the southern edge of the blossoming Bridgeways Precinct, it boasts unobstructed panoramic views of Table Mountain. Originally dubbed the “macro-chip shuffle”, the buildings’ composition was inspired by shuffling forms that operate independently and adapt to their immediate surroundings. The development was intentionally designed to appear as a single large complex and simultaneously as four small independent volumes, depending on where it is viewed from. The four volumes are further broken
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down into thirds – a double-height layered mass and a single-height crystalline cube. Each of these thirds shifts and jumps on the horizontal and vertical plain to achieve maximum views and optimal orientation. A large part of the buildings’ concept was manifested in its structure - creating distinct floating boxes that veer off and cantilever beyond one another.
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Both buildings have four-storeys with two levels of underground parking. The buildings comprise a concrete backbone and glass and aluminium façade cladding with a massive offset concrete cube that is both functional and attractive. ‘On an abstract level, the spaces are duplicated, and the volumes are inverted. This simple application was the singular method to the complexity of the resultant macro-articulation which forms a setting for a series of tableaux with an iconic mountain backdrop. In effect, this complex was set out in scenes that take inspiration from aspects of cinematography and film,’ says dhk associate director and lead architect on the project, Henry Abosi. In accordance with the shifting floor plates, two systems of glazed façade have been installed over the three levels of office. A deliberate, yet playful interchange of these systems contributes to the aesthetic complexity of the building. Internally, the buildings have two wings with a central core and full height atrium bringing light into the centre of the expansive floor plates. The wings are
connected by a series of bridges spanning across the atrium at the edge of the main core. The core is a stand-alone element which is exposed on both sides of the building. From the rear, this concrete cube protrudes and is visible from over a kilometre away. It forms the proverbial heart of the building, circulating people left to right, up and down and into different chambers in the building. Each building encloses a landscaped courtyard, bringing nature into the very fabric of the buildings and provides outdoor breakaway places for staff. On the upper levels, a wrap-around terrace takes advantage of the buildings’ prime position - providing additional outdoor spaces for the offices located on this level. Sable Park is the newest addition to Bridgeways Precinct, which is a new neighbourhood that merges lifestyle and commercial functions. Also located in the precinct is Bridge Park, a twin development with over 18 000m2 of premium grade office space, and Axis, a mixed-use development which is nearing completion – both of which were also designed by dhk. n
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Advertorial: Centurion
Centurion extends its range of security technology products Security technology has consistently proven itself to be one of the most exciting and dynamic fields when it comes to disruptive innovation and, perhaps unsurprisingly, South Africa’s high crime rate has positioned it as a veritable hub of ingenuity. sourced from the world’s leading suppliers, are effective in adding high-security to demanding sites.
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The FAAC bollard range includes solutions for vehicle traffic control in residential, commercial, industrial and urban areas and boasts FAAC’s celebrated hydraulic technology as well as high-quality components ensuring exceptional performance and greatly simplified installation and maintenance.
Door automation solutions The recent Access Automation Expo, hosted by South African market leader Centurion Systems, provided a showcase of all the latest developments from the world of access automation and security technology, underscoring the major evolution currently happening in this arena. Featuring exhibits by regional distributors, as well as Centurion itself, the expo attracted visitors from across the security spectrum, from installers to integrators, with the solutions on display including access control, alarms, electric fencing and gate automation. According to Centurion Communications Coordinator, Charl Mijnhardt, the company made use of the opportunity to highlight its extended industrial and commercial product range. ‘We’ve always been known for the robustness and durability of our products,’ says Mijnhardt, ‘and our industrial and commercial solutions perfectly reflect these attributes. Thanks to widespread urban development, there is a rising demand for reliable access automation in high-volume applications such as shopping centres, banks, airports and sports stadiums.’ Following the company’s acquisition by multinational manufacturer FAAC in 2016, Centurion has added substantively to its commercial product stable, which includes traffic barriers, door automation solutions, bollards, tyre killers and heavy-duty sliding gate motors. These systems, which incorporate cutting-edge technology and top-quality components
FAAC products embrace a pronounced flair for aesthetics favouring sleek elegance, not only in terms of design but also in terms of operation, opening and closing in absolute comfort, silence and style. The Italian brand’s door automation solutions are leading edge in terms of their looks, which is becoming a critical requirement in the design of access control equipment. Particularly with door automation, where the operators are more exposed to the user, the requirement is for something that is modern, sleek and befitting the style and construction of the building. One just has to look at FAAC’s ASD range to know that they satisfy this requirement.
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Centurion’s traffic barriers are designed to handle very heavy traffic and can happily perform up to 3000 operations every single day, even during power failures.
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As an access control mainstay, turnstiles are used to provide security at sites ranging from banks and gyms to business establishments, airports and stadiums and can be integrated with ancillary access control devices such as proximity readers and time and attendance interfaces. At the heart of Centurion’s range of highly robust and reliable turnstiles, is the company’s commitment to making life easier for its customers, with ease of installation and maintenance informing the design of the majority of its products. n
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YOU NEED IT. WE’VE GOT IT. Centurion Systems, part of the global FAAC Group, is your turnkey partner for all your industrial and commercial access control requirements, manufacturing as well as supplying an extensive range of advanced and powerfully robust solutions for use on high-volume sites.
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CENTURION’s traffic barriers are designed to handle very heavy traffic, and can happily perform up to 3000 operations every single day, even during power failures.
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The FAAC bollard range includes solutions for vehicle traffic control in residential, commercial, industrial and urban areas.
• High-volume capability • Robust construction • Electronics reside at top of enclosure for easy access • Reliable battery backup • Quick and easy setup thanks to intelligent LCD controller
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Project Feature: MiTek Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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Portions of the structure were assembled on a concrete slab and then lifted
Mediclinic Stellenbosch – an elegant, simple roofing solution Committed to using highly engineered roofing systems, MiTek and Rooftek have joined forces to elevate steel roof design at Mediclinic Stellenbosch. Provider of software solutions and suppliers of roof truss products, MiTek Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd and top truss manufacturer Rooftek, innovatively collaborated on a major steel roofing project for Mediclinic Stellenbosch, situated on the banks of the Eerste River in the scenic town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. For the roof design the team made use of an Ultra-Span light gauge steel structure. Backed by a professional engineering and estimating department, Ultra-Span is a pre-fabricated light gauge steel roof truss system that is both lightweight and compact for economical transportation costs. Spanning a total area of 4 500m², the Ultra-Span light gauge steel frame roof consists of a hipped structure with Dutch gable ends. With truss spans ranging between 14m and 20m, the inverted shape of the ultra-span roof trusses opened a new door for design requirements of light steel frame roof structures. Drawing the attention of architects and engineers, the special shaped inverted ultra-span roof trusses provide a structurally sound roof structure designed to accommodate services like HVAC units and ducting, as well as solar PV panels to the one elevation of the roof structures. This has opened up an opportunity for
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Ultra-Span in the Western Cape, especially in the field where non-combustible material must be used. The roof structure was detailed to be supported in-between the concrete ring beams on brackets. This created design, cost and erecting challenges given the timeframe to erect the required roof structure.
Engineering excellence
Engineered designs are calculated using MiTek’s state-of-the-art, in-house developed 20/20 software that provides economical roofing solutions. The low mass per square metre of this roofing system ensures both savings on the supporting structure as well as on transportation and erection costs, whilst also being vermin proof and non-combustible. MiTek Engineering Cape Town designer, Jaco van Wyk, came up with the required framing solution for the project which is more cost effective in a variety of fields throughout the project. ‘The erecting of the roof was made simpler by assembling portions of the structure on a concrete slab and lifting the required sections into place, reducing cost of the amount of connections of the trusses to the concrete ring beams, opening new opportunity for services, such as water pipes and electrical cables to be connected to the concrete
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Left: An aerial shot of Mediclinic Stellenbosch showcasing the use of the light gauge steel roof structure Below: Ultra-Span light gauge steel frame was used for the project
ring beams and reducing torsional moments on the concrete ring beams,’ explains Van Wyk. From the tendering process stage, the project was driven by roof construction pro Kalahari Bruwer, managing partner and co-owner of Rooftek. ‘All designs, aspects and complications of the roof structure was discussed with MiTek, the architect, engineer and project manager on site prior to the final designs to eliminate most of the manufacturing and erecting challenges posed by the roof structure,’ notes Bruwer.
Manufactured in Rooftek’s factory, the roof trusses were transported to site. ‘The project management was administered with excellence and all relevant problems that occurred on site, like additional gable gladding details and gable overhangs, was resolved in a quick and professional manner. Excellent communication via e-mail and site meetings involving all parties assisted in the completion of the structure,’ Bruwer adds. n
Ultra-Span advantages: • Elegant simple system with all members straight and true for a level roof. • Span capability from small low-cost to large 40m clear span commercial structures. • Ultra-Span trusses can be supplied in “kit-form” for low-cost housing or remote projects. • Longevity of product due to galvanised coating plus inherent properties of noncombustibility, resistance to borer and fungus attack. • Lower weight reduces transportation costs and improves handling and erection. • Ease of truss manufacture with screws and electric fixing tool directly on site or in factory conditions.
MiTek Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd T +27 (0)11 237 8700 E marketing@mitek.co.za W www.mitek.co.za
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Project Feature: Illovo Central
Illovo Central takes luxury living to a higher level Illovo Central is a new high-end mixed-use property development fronting onto both Rivonia Road and Melville Road centrally located between Sandton and Rosebank. The developers, FWJK - voted South Africa’s Developer of the Year 2017 and 2018, will complement the sold out Illovo Point development (currently under construction) with this addition to the Illovo skyline which enjoys the highest elevation in the greater Sandton area. When complete, Illovo Central will be an attractive and secure sectional title residential, retail and office solution. Residential apartments are reserved from the 9th to 14th floor, while levels 15 and 16 are earmarked for penthouse suites. Illovo Central will enjoy easy access to Rivonia Road, Oxford Road and other arterial routes offering
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excellent accessibility from all points of the greater Sandton area. High-class executive shuttles will deliver office and residential users to and from the Gautrain Station and Sandton surrounds.
Green building best practice
FWJK have adhered to international green building best practice without sacrificing the world-class design and unique luxury touches associated with FWJK projects. Energy-efficient lighting, light motion sensors, economic water usage and low consumption heating solutions ensure cost-effective operation. Environmentally-friendly green building elements and
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massive capital appreciation on market values seen over the last ten years. According to the RHODES REPORT, the Illovo area has the second highest capital appreciation in the country, only behind Sea Point in Cape Town. ‘It’s good old-fashioned luxury, for those at the pinnacle of their success,’ says Rhys Rocke, FWJK’s managing director.
Combining technological advances with a dynamic design
organic planting compliment the jogger’s showers, change rooms and bicycle racks which encourage occupants to embrace a more active approach to their work-life. Ground floor restaurants will provide convenient and quality café and dining facilities and will be linked with the adjacent buildings (also being developed by FWJK) to create the nodal vision and achieve critical mass of the inter-linked ground floor retail sections. Due to its equidistant proximity to Sandton and Rosebank and interlinking Gautrain bus routes, the Illovo node is in an exponential growth phase. Accessibility of the new Illovo Node is fuelling the
Illovo Central’s deluxe apartments and penthouses seamlessly blend luxury with operational efficiency in a contemporary way, combining technological advances with a dynamic design that provides a sense of “new luxury”. From the grand, double-doored lobby to breathtaking sunsets at the rim-flow pool on the eighth level, Illovo Central takes luxury living to a higher level. From every level of the 16-storey high-rise, you can watch Sandton unfold. The apartments feature indulgent amenities, premium fixtures curated by interior designers, and eye-catching, chef-grade appliances from SMEG. Other premium facilities include a communal fitness centre is equipped with wi-fi enabled cardio, group fitness and martial arts training; a fully equipped indoor bike service station and storage; rooftop to room wi-fi availability; 24-hour doorman and concierge service and ample visitor parking bays. On the 8th level is the all-season heated rim-flow pool with an open-air sundeck, private cabanas, lounges and convenient access to flat-screen TVs, telephones and wi-fi. Security features include world-class, smart access control systems, a 24/7 manned security force with patrolling guards and state-of-the-art surveillance. n
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Choose the correct preservatives treated timber for your end application (H classes)
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IN SOUTH AFRICA TREATED TIMBER IS BY LAW REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH NATIONAL AND COMPULSORY SPECIFICATIONS AND MUST BEAR MARKING CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
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The detail in these diagrams assists proper drainage of moisture that may be absorbed by a wooden pole. A structural engineer must be consulted for detailed structural requirements. Poles intended for planting in the ground must be purchased at required lengths. Never plant a cross-cut end of a treated pole or post into the ground as this will expose the untreated heartwood to fungal and termite attack resulting in premature failure.
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H4 - High Hazard: Outside in ground, subject to periodic wetting and leaching (fencing and structural posts, landscaping, stakes, pergolas, etc). H3 - Moderate Hazard: Outside above ground, subject to periodic wetting and leaching (cladding, decking, stairs, balustrades, log homes, etc). H2 - Low Hazard: Inside above ground, protected from wetting and leaching (roof trusses, framing, panelling, laminated .
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Project Feature: House Schuler
House Schuler, Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria This modern, upmarket home is situated on a south entry panhandle stand with northern views in the established neighbourhood of Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria. The aesthetics and layout of an existing two level house, completed in the 1980’s in the postmodern style, did not fulfil the requirements of the current owner. Mellet & Human Architects were asked to provide a design proposal addressing the layout requirements, provide a modern look to the house, and to solve structural and damp problems. The existing house provided the main entrance, bedrooms, study and lounge on the upper level, with the lower level comprising a kitchen, living and dining room. The home suffered from dark interior spaces offering little natural sunlight, with the northern views not used in the original design. Long, dark passages linked the rooms and levels of the house, while the main bedroom was small. On the lower level, the living areas and kitchen were compartmented, small and divided by the staircase from the upper level. These areas did not link with the swimming pool and there was no covered patio for outside living.
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‘Our client, a bachelor, wanted a more practical open-plan living layout linked to a covered patio, a bigger main bedroom and the possibility of having the existing upper bedroom wing function as a separate private flat for renting out,’ explains André Mellet of Mellet & Human Architects. An additional garage had to be added and externally, the architecture had to be modern with glass incorporated to maximise the views.
The solution
A new centrally positioned staircase in a double volume space reduced the long passages, created a
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sense of space on the upper level and let sunlight in to the lower level of the house. This staircase is close to the entrance foyer and leads down to a lower foyer, linking the living areas and providing access to the new covered patio. A new formal lounge is accessed from the entrance foyer and opens onto a large balcony overlooking the pool and provides views to the north. ‘The previous lounge on the upper level was replaced by a new spacious open plan main bedroom which our client required. It has a sleeping area, lounge area with fireplace and open-plan bathroom,’ says Mellet. The original bedroom wing was converted into a self-contained flat with its own separate entrance. It features two ensuite bedrooms, a lounge, study and a fully equipped kitchen. The downstairs living areas were opened up and enlarged by removing the existing staircase which previously divided these spaces. A new covered patio was added and the pool layout was changed to complement the patio. The kitchen and all living
areas link with the patio and pool, while the inclusion of a jacuzzi completes the outdoor living areas. Externally the architecture is modern, with large glass surfaces letting in sunlight and opening up the views with a curved balcony and concrete roof slabs projecting the eyesight towards the view. Texture is provided by exposed stone walls and exposed concrete cantilever stairs lead from the balcony to the pool and garden. Energy efficiency is provided by low e-glass which is sufficiently protected by concrete overhangs. Internally, most appliances, including geysers, are gas fed. ‘This project was a challenge in that the previous design was very complicated with unnecessary details. We thought about the new design rationally and were not afraid to provide the client with bold new ideas and changes to the house,’ says Mellet. The client accepted the proposal from the architects and the result is a house which addresses all the problems and provides the sunlight-filled open spaces the client wanted. n
MELLET & HUMAN ARCHITECTS T André Mellet +27 (0)83 306 9915 Willem Human +27 (0)83 306 9916 E willem@mellethuman.co.za or andre@mellethuman.co.za F www.facebook.com/MelletHumanArchitects/ W www.mellethuman.co.za
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Project Feature: Forrest Road House
Forrest Road This light-filled unique, eco-friendly home designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects is situated in Inanda, with views of the Sandton skyline to the north. Approaching the home – on a 1 511m2 stand with the house facing 15° east of north - the first view is of the cantilevered porte cochere screen of floating steel tubes with double sliding garage doors clad in dark limestone to blend with the wall. A steel sculpture by Regardt van der Meulen twirls on a podium next to the front door built of privacy glass.
A transparent home
Upon entering, the transparency of the house becomes evident with views out over the multi-level hall, lounge, spa and pool to the water feature and the garden beyond, as well as over the double volume family room, dining room, lanai and kitchen. The whole of the living/kitchen/breakfast area opens totally using frameless concertina doors to the lanai and garden. Although the spa, pool and water feature are three separate bodies of water, the effect created is of one interconnected system flowing into each other. Sliding glass panels hide the bar and kitchen when not in use, creating a more intimate setting, while a skylight-lit catwalk between the main suite and guest
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bedrooms allows views of the living spaces and garden through the brise soleil on the north side. On the catwalk a study, pyjama lounge and kitchenette are hidden behind sliding wooden panels. The study and pyjama lounge lead onto an expansive private balcony. The LED illuminated polished concrete and wood staircase cantilevers out of the wall with vertical steel bars acting as balustrades and supports at the same time. A recessed illuminated handrail forms a graphic line in the wall, while a hidden horizontal sliding door enables the owner to cut the upper floor off from the ground floor for security.
Privacy and sun control
The lanai and brise soleil on the north side cantilevers 18 metres by 6 metres unsupported by columns, partially over the pool. The lanai consists of a seating area, dining area and bar-cum-barbeque, seamlessly connected with the living spaces and kitchen, while the brise soleil consists of suspended steel tubes to create both privacy and sun control. The breakfast room is situated on the north-east corner of the kitchen to bask in the morning and winter sun.
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The main suite is also placed on the north-east corner of the first floor, divided by sliding smoked glass screens. The bathroom, with a free-standing spa bath, gets the morning and winter sun, while the bedroom is exposed to the winter sun. Expansive his and her dressing rooms are situated behind the bedroom and bathroom. On the opposite side of the building are two guest suites, both north facing with ensuite bathrooms and walk-in cupboards.
Eco-friendly heating and cooling
A geothermal system is used to heat and cool the home and also to heat the pool and spa. Nine boreholes were sunk to a depth of 100 metres for this purpose and a special room created in the basement
to house the equipment. The photovoltaic panels on the roof have an output of 10KVA, while rain water is harvested and the whole house is double glazed, except for the frameless concertina doors. Housed in the basement is a home theatre with an adjoining light-well which allows winter sun to penetrate even this space through sliding doors into the atrium created at the bottom of the light-well. A window looks into the spa. The kitchen and built-in cupboards were custom built by Dada and Porro respectively and imported from Italy by M Square Lifestyle Necessities, while the interior design was done by M Square Lifestyle Design. All the furniture was also supplied by M Square Lifestyle Necessities. n
NICO VAN DER MEULEN ARCHITECTS M SQUARE LIFESTYLE DESIGN & NECESSITIES 43 Grove Street, Ferndale, Randburg, Johannesburg T +27 (0)11 789 5242 E marketing@nicovdmeulen.com W www.nicovdmeulen.com
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Project Feature: Crystal Lagoons
Crystal Lagoons brings beach life to Pretoria The first clear water lagoon powered by Crystal Lagoons® in Sub-Saharan Africa is the centre feature of Balwin Properties’ new development, The Blyde, in Pretoria, which opened in September 2018. Multinational water innovation company Crystal Lagoons®, in partnership with Balwin Properties Limited, has created the ultimate lifestyle development complete with a beach setting featuring white sands and crystal clear blue water. The Blyde gives its residents the ultimate lifestyle option of living near or next to the world’s top amenity – an idyllic clear water lagoon. It also features a state-of-the-art lifestyle centre which includes a restaurant, gym, spa, concierge, laundromat, multi-purpose sports fields and two swimming pools within the lagoon. ‘Having The Blyde developed around a lagoon offers so much more to people who are looking for somewhere safe and a place where their children can be children. It has massive appeal to a wide range of people because there is nowhere else in Pretoria that is close to a large body of water which they can enjoy,’ says Balwin Properties Limited CEO, Steve Brookes.
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This crystalline lagoon, powered by Crystal Lagoons®, at The Blyde, is the first one to be developed in sub-Saharan Africa and is expected to raise the bar on new residential developments.
Water usage at The Blyde
‘A big positive for projects in South Africa is that the water usage of a crystalline lagoon powered by Crystal Lagoons’ technology has far less impact than that of a park or golf course. Crystal Lagoons’ technology addresses the concerns around the use of water and the energy needed to maintain conventional swimming pools. Also, any type of water can be used – ground water, salt water and even brackish water are all suitable to fill a beach-like Lagoon,’ says Regional Director at Crystal Lagoons, Alastair Sinclair. The Crystal Lagoons water treatment technology offers several environmental advantages over traditional water treatment and filtration technologies.
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It uses and is designed to use scarce resources such as water and energy in a rational manner, providing a sustainable and environmentally-friendly solution. The evaporation of water from these pristine crystalline amenities is minimised through the use of a microfilm technology that can reduce evaporation by up to 50%, which means that the lagoon does not have to be topped up with water regularly. In fact in some areas, rain water alone fulfils these requirements. A typical lagoon uses 30 times less water than a standard golf course. The filtration system consumes only 2% of the energy required by conventional filtration systems. ‘We are delighted with the inauguration of this crystalline lagoon at The Blyde in Pretoria, as it will not only provide tremendous value to our partners, Balwin Properties, and the residents of this development, but it also means that our company’s technology is now present on all five continents,’ adds Sinclair. n
Crystal Lagoons With 15 international offices and over 600 projects in 60 countries around the world, Crystal Lagoons has developed a pioneering, innovative, and environmentally sustainable technology that has been patented worldwide. Crystal Lagoons has created the world’s top amenity in the form of tropical turquoise manmade lagoons of unlimited size, which can be built and maintained at very low costs anywhere in the world, using a minimal amount of chemicals and energy.
Please note, the Crystal Lagoon at The Blyde is not open to the public – only to residents of The Blyde
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Project Feature: Palm Avenue
Palm Avenue home Durban-based firm Metropole Architects was asked by a client to design a home that presented itself as dynamic and exciting externally, yet addressed all the specific internal requirements in terms of space planning and room allocation. Located at Palm Avenue, Zimbali Coastal Estate, on KwaZulu Natal’s north coast, the design is based on three rectangular forms arranged to create the sense of opposing movement. The design architect was Nigel Tarboton, a partner at Metropole Architects. The project was carried out as a team including Tyrone Reardon as project architect and Chris Laird as project technician. Metropole’s
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current projects include work both locally in Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria, and internationally in Israel, Cyprus and Rwanda. The first rectangular form is grounded in the site and orientated on an east-west axis. The second and third rectangular forms are elevated above and positioned side by side in a north-south axis – one heading with purpose towards the ocean, with the other having its
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sights set on the golf course fairway in the opposite direction. The sense of movement on the upper level is created by intentional horizontal lines and cantilevers projected towards their respective targets. The point at which the three rectangular forms intersect in a transparent double volume space, provides the perfect position for the sculptural staircase. This curved vertical element forms the heart of the design and is intended to be the primary focus on approach. The particular orientation and characteristics of the site presented a challenge in that there was no “back-end” to the site, leaving all four elevations vying for centre stage. Hence the “back of house” services
had to be tastefully camouflaged behind curved stone walls and exciting structural acrobatics unfolding above. With the location being a coastal forest residential estate, the potential views from the home would always be competing with existing foliage and neighbouring houses. This contest was ultimately won by rotating the axis of the home at 45 degrees to both the road frontage and adjacent properties, resulting in unobstructed views of both the ocean and golf course. The design process started in June 2014 with construction commencing in April 2016 and completing in August 2018. n
PROFESSIONAL TEAM Architects: Metropole Architects Design Architect: Nigel Tarboton Project Architect: Tyrone Reardon Project Technician: Chris Laird Interior Design: Schané Anderson of Olala Interiors Landscaper: Lynch Frog Landscapes Engineer: Mono Block Contractor: Rhodes Construction
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Project Feature: Park Square
Park square: A landmark designed with people in mind Park Square, uMhlanga’s newest business and lifestyle development, interfaces beautifully with its surrounds. The development offers a future-forward, peoplecentred destination where the surrounding communities and professionals can shop, work and connect. Jarryd Murray, MAP Architects Director and cofounder, shares his vision to create a connected community through this new building. In 2015, when Jarryd Murray and Charles Taylor, director’s at MAP Architects, were approached by Nedbank to design a space that would accommodate their KwaZulu-Natal team, the brief was to create a structure which would allow the easy flow of people through the development, but also accommodate a 17 500m² space to house their staff in addition to general commercial and retail space. Having grown up on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, Jarryd loves the great outdoors and has witnessed the area’s urban transformation over the years. Passionate about creating dynamic urban spaces in our landscape, it’s no wonder that designing Park Square, he has designed a space that responds perfectly to Durban’s climate and at the same time will be a connected urban landmark on the uMhlanga Ridge. After spending some time pinning down the vision, Jarryd and his team set about conceptualising an off-the-ground design that would see the commercial elements “hovering” above a perfectly activated retail arcade and square which people could use for shopping and to simply enjoy the city’s unique
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outdoor lifestyle. The idea to create a connected community which would simultaneously be an exceptional business destination for professionals to work and socialise and a dynamic urban space to activate the local community, was born.
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Emphasis on transparency
The emphasis at Park Square is undoubtedly on transparency. The simple and modular building design features raw concrete slabs, steel beams, generous concrete overhangs and glassed infills. Column placements, exposed ramps and staircases are optimised to allow for easy foot traffic flow throughout the building. ‘Even though Park Square has them, our brief was for the design to discourage people from using the elevators,’ says Jarryd. The development’s 36 000m² commercial element is housed on the perimeter of its upper floors and features its own rooftop which is punctuated with over 100 planters to be filled with indigenous landscaping. Abundant space to sit and take a break or meet informally is available to effectively take the office outside and into nature for the benefit of workers. ‘Here professionals can use the outside spaces to relax and unplug. All the offices are just a short walk from each other and this underpins the connected nature of this business community,’ says Jarryd. Nedbank’s space features a double volume lobby, a vertical garden and is open to people moving in and around the building. While the development’s western side is open and multi-levelled, the eastern side which faces the CJ Saunders Park, is mostly glass. Jarryd remarks: ‘We wanted to create something unique on the park side which gives back to the surroundings. By using timeless glass, the beautiful KwaZulu-Natal light reflects off the building in a sensitive and ever-changing manner.’
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Generous open square
More than 3 500m² in size, the generous open square features an amphitheatre, grassed spaces and substantially-sized planters with Fig trees that will ultimately grow to create a lush and shady canopy over the square. The retail section opens onto the square which means shops and restaurants are easily accessible to the square as an extension of their premises. Linear directional paving channels people through the building’s elements linking with the surrounding buildings and amenities, such as the CJ Saunders Park, Gateway Theatre of Shopping and a proposed nearby GO!Durban Integrated Rapid Transport Network stop. The square’s paving is more static and encourages people to stop and use the common break areas like benches and incidental grassy areas. ‘This space is not overly designed and has been left open, dynamic and versatile for people to use in a way which comes naturally to them,’ comments Murray. The retail section, approximately 4 500m2 in size, includes the Retail Arcade, the development’s main artery which seamlessly links the open square on the western side with the CJ Saunders Park on the eastern side. The arcade’s orientation allows you to see the park through the main building. The connection between the two elements is framed by the park’s trees and those on the square to bring natural elements closer. ‘There are no dead ends within the building which reinforces the easy flow of people through the different sections,’ Murray adds.
Confirmed tenants
170 covered retail parking bays and approximately 50 street parking bays ensure ease of access. Among others, the confirmed tenants include a new concept Spar and Tops, Armitage Gent’s Boutique, Seattle Coffee, Marvelicious Ice Cream Emporium and Mike’s Kitchen. Sergeant Coffee, Hello Hunny, The Eye Gallery, Eazi Laundromat, Pizza Hut, Medstone Pharmacy and PostNet also form part of the tenant mix that can be found at Park Square. The 1 500m² top tier Spar will feature a 150m² Tops with whisky-tasting. Showcasing a unique aviation theme and even a reception desk, this is a brandnew concept for Durban where shoppers will enjoy a highly convenient and super trendy shopping experience. ‘This on-trend, interactive retail experience is exactly what we envisioned when we designed Park Square. Together with our other retailers, the well-considered retail mix means that professionals and the local community won’t have to shop anywhere else,’ Jarryd says. Responding to Durban’s warm, outdoor climate, Park Square’s open design reveals the human activity taking place within the development. The result is a visibly connected, integrated and open community where people can come together in a vibrant, urban space. ‘We look forward to presenting this landmark development to the community as we are sure it will be a place that everyone can enjoy and benefit from,’ Murray concludes. n
MAP ARCHITECTS T Shop 21 Ballito Centre, 25 Sandra Road, Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal T +27 (0)32 946 0406 PARK SQUARE W www.parksquare.co.za
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Project Feature: Ackermans Head Office
Ackermans Head Office The new Ackermans building with its distinctive green ribbon, immediately conveys a sense of vibrancy and fun – a place where hard work happens whilst also being an inclusive space where staff feel relaxed and at home. The building was designed with the intention of bringing a sense of unity to the employees and emphasising the family-like work ethic that Ackermans strives to achieve. From a business perspective, the project was conceived to maximise efficiency through low rental cost, increase business proficiency and contribute to quality staff retention. The Ackermans Head Office can be considered as a people-centred building for a people-centred business and the building reflects the Ackermans culture as a value retailer. R&L Architects was appointed for the design of the new Ackermans Head Office after competing in an invited competition with six other prominent architectural firms. The previous Ackermans offices had, over time, slowly expanded into the distribution centre without purposeful planning or much forethought. The result was a tired looking, windowless space which was uninspiring and not conducive to efficiency or morale.
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An inclusive and fun work environment
The brief for the new building was clear; to deliver an inclusive and fun work environment that would allow staff to work to their full potential, in addition to bolstering retention of current staff and attracting quality new recruits. What was created was an attractive, employeecentred work environment consisting of new, colourful, fun spaces converging onto a central courtyard. One of the iconic features of the building is the distinct ribbon painted in Ackermans green which denotes the entrance and main stair circulation spine. The ribbon ties the building together and gives it an identity. The ribbon is purposely whimsical to mirror the relaxed and creative side of the company. The central courtyard also plays a prominent part in the design; it is used to enhance the sense of unity and gives visual connections to departments. Internally the large spiral staircases provide a vertical connection, creating much needed adjacencies
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between departments. The use of these connections increases business efficiency by improving proximity of staff members and various business divisions in the most optimal manner. The building is filled with natural light and colour to deliver a happier and more positive workforce. The higher ceiling height and elimination of the boring standard ceiling grid communicates to the staff that they are valued and important to the business. The selection of natural finishes i.e. wood, brick and polished concrete, communicate an honesty of materials and being grounded in common sense and simplicity. This vibrant building definitely holds its own within the surrounding area which consist of industrial buildings. The design purposely follows a “factory aesthetic” in the roof form so that the project fits into its broader context. The industrial saw-tooth roof ties the building into its surrounding context.
Sustainability achieved by following a “passive energy” approach
The design lets in natural light but shuts out direct sun with simple sunshades. If you don’t let the sun in, you
don’t need to waste electricity removing the heat load. The sunshades are architectural elements which add to the look and feel of the building. The form of the roof mimics the surrounding area with its factories by using the sawtooth design. This allows natural sunlight into the office space with energy savings and at the same time creating a very pleasing internal space with an interesting roof space. The roof level is the most sought-after space in the building. The sawtooth south light windows are shaded to not allow any direct sunlight. The project followed a “no-nonsense” approach and the building reflects money well spent. Efficient design and developing the building via the group’s properties division, Pepkor Properties, decreased rental to roughly half of what Ackermans would pay in the marketplace. In so doing, efficiency is maximised through low rental cost and business proficiency is increased. This new, colourful and fun environment is relaxed and people-friendly, creating a pleasant work environment that bolsters staff retention. The top-quality building is a unique and vibrant space for head office and support centre staff. n
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Project Feature: Rosebank Link
Iconic Rosebank Link by Paragon The striking 15-storey steel-and-glass Rosebank Link at 173 Oxford Road is one of the last remaining projects in the R7 billion facelift of the Rosebank precinct. Identified as one of 35 priority development areas in greater Johannesburg with the focus on improved service delivery and infrastructure, recent projects have included Rosebank Towers and the Rosebank Fire Station and additional work at the Rosebank Galleria and The Mews. Paragon’s scope of work at Rosebank Link focused on the design and documentation for all five stages of the project. The building has a total rentable area of 18 744m2 of office area and 1 553m2 of ground-floor retail area. There are two basement parking levels, a ground floor public and retail level, five parkade levels and nine storeys of offices from the podium level.
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‘As a building standing foremost in the centre of a developing cosmopolitan area, it was important to have a unique design that served the needs of the client and its neighbours as well as the public, in a new, exciting and smart way,’ Paragon Senior Project Architectural Technologist, Warren Wesson comments. The east and west façades consist of a composite aluminium-clad shell with articulated strip windows to allow light and views to filter into every office module. These faceted façades have a visual quality emphasised by the articulated strip windows which transform from day to night. The flush-glazed north
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and south faรงades allow for uninterrupted views over greater Rosebank. The backdrop to these faรงades is a smooth and glossy flat finish that transforms itself into the underbelly of the building. The organic vaulting architecture of the underbelly raises the building from the ground, affording users an unimpeded thoroughfare between the Gautrain Station and the shopping area.
At the heart of the building is a multi-storey enclosed north-facing atrium fashioned to capture the sunlight filtering down into a unique fluid underbelly of the ground-floor thoroughfare. This creates a conduit for a combination of green walls and indigenous planting brought to life in executive roof gardens, podium-level gardens and parkade-wall gardens that result in a tranquil oasis within the bustling Rosebank precinct. n
Professional team
Paragon team
Contractor: WBHO Project manager: Betts Townsend Quantity surveyor: MLC Structural and faรงade engineer: Sutherland Engineers Electrical and wet services engineer: CKR Mechanical engineer: Adaptive Resource Fire engineer: SFT Green building consultant: WSP
Directors: Anthony Orelowitz and Duanne Render Senior Project Architectural Technologist: Warren Wesson Project Architect: Alex Slaviero Candidate Architects: Francois Mercer, Marli Swanepoel, and Katy Harris Architectural Technologists: Aneesh Parbhoo and Michael Botha
PARAGON ARCHITECTS T +27 (0)11 482 3781 M +27 (0)83 309 4275 E media@paragon.co.za W www.paragon.co.za
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Project Feature: Rubela Park
Rubela Park – geometrically striking industrial-chic On a challenging site, Architects Of Justice (AOJ) have created a geometrically striking industrial-chic office building which employs forthright sustainable design methodology and technology. ‘In mid-2015 we were commissioned to design a new office building for Caldas Engineering, a supplier of crusher parts to the mining industry,’ says principal architect, Mike Rassmann. As Caldas
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had expanded steadily over the years, their current premises in Meadowdale had become cramped and didn’t possess good views into the yard and over their stock, something which was imperative for
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a company which relies on the fact that they can dispatch stock quickly. Caldas required more yard space (for stock storage) and more office space (to accommodate their increasing staff complement). The company acquired a 4 300m² rectangular property in Activia Park, Germiston in Johannesburg, which met their requirements for more yard space but unfortunately did not have any quality office space. ‘The property had limited derelict office space at the back of the site and we had to maximise the yard area because every spare square metre of space needed to benefit the client,’ explains Rassmann. Hence the starting point for the design was to locate and size the new office building, named Rubela Park, on the site to maximise the yard space while still ensuring that the new building would have an optimal solar orientation.
Challenges overcome
This proved to be quite a challenge as the position for the access road on the east boundary and the orientation of the site, which runs lengthways east to west, meant that laying the building out for optimal northern solar exposure would firstly impede on the yard space and secondly, reduce the street exposure of the building.
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Rassmann explains that AOJ paid very close attention to, and made use of, the town planning requirements to take advantage of the guidelines and get the maximum number of storeys in the building to lay the square meterage out over more floors and thereby reduce the footprint of the building, which in turn increased the amount of yard area. After careful consideration and analysis it was decided to orientate the building lengthways in a north-south direction to maximise the yard space and place as much of the office space on the north side of the building, locating all the service spaces to the south of the building. As the length of the structure would be facing east and west, large windows were placed on the east façade to maximise natural light and reduce the electrical consumption of the building (as little artificial lighting would be required to light the work spaces). On the west façade, high, narrow clerestory windows were strategically placed to reduce the heat gain from the west sun in the afternoons, but to still provide a sufficient amount of additional natural light into the offices that had to be located on this side of the building. To further improve the amount of natural light entering the building, a mezzanine level which allows for a generous double volume along the east façade, was located between the ground and first
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floor. This double volume meant that the size of the windows on the east façade could be maximised, flooding the ground and mezzanine floors with natural light. Direct morning sunlight is dealt with by means of vertical louvres. ‘The building looks like it has a lot more glass than it actually does,’ notes Rassmann, pointing to the fact that all the windows are very strategically positioned in the design.
Cost-effective, low maintenance and energy-efficient
Two of the client’s major requests were to keep the design of the building as cost-effective as possible and to minimise the amount of maintenance required on the façade. To achieve this the building is essentially a modest and efficient rectangular facebrick box with a raw industrial interior. It is embellished on the exterior only by a simple external translucent polycarbonate screen, which not only moderates solar heat gain on the façades, but also provides much needed shape and interest to the form of the building. Following the low maintenance brief, the only paint used on the exterior of the building is on the ground floor which is reachable without the need to set up scaffolding.
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To take maximum advantage of South Africa’s optimal solar conditions, a photovoltaic (PV) solar plant for electricity generation was installed on the roof of the building. PV electricity generation is ideal for office buildings as they are predominantly in use during the day when electricity generation is taking place, thereby removing the necessity of installing a costly battery and inverter system within the building. To complement the green credentials provided by the solar façade controls and the PV installation, a large mono-pitch roof harvests rainwater which is stored in a 60 kilolitre tank above the ground floor boardroom. This water will be used for irrigating the landscaping and washing vehicles. The building is laid out over three levels; a ground floor housing the reception, a boardroom, a meeting pod, an open-plan sales office, covered parking and a garage, a mezzanine floor housing a staff lounge with kitchen, executive offices and an indoor planted area (to incorporate greenery into the building interior), as well as a first floor housing the administration offices. ‘Although internally we went for an industrial finish, the windows and ceiling spaces were designed in such a way that the building could be retrofitted at a later stage into a more traditional office environment,’ says Rassmann.
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A happy client
AOJ worked closely with and enjoyed a fruitful relationship with the client from early in the project. ‘The design was loved from the beginning and was happily approved. In fact, there were very few adjustments from the original concept,’ substantiates Rassmann. After using the facility, Caldas Engineering couldn’t be happier. ‘After having occupied the building for a number of months now, we can say that these offices have had a positive impact on our business in terms of it being representative of our brand, our staff comfort and the way our operations run across our facility. ‘We are very proud of the sustainable features that have been incorporated into the building design and have found the building to be climatically responsive, providing a comfortable internal climate no matter the external conditions. Although the metre to properly measure our electrical consumption was only fitted during the week of writing this, we are confident that during the daylight hours we are drawing little, if any, electricity from the Eskom grid to run our office facility. In addition to this, the careful sizing and positioning of the external windows also means that we require very little artificial lighting in the building during our operating hours. ‘The design of the internal office layouts, careful positioning of the building on the site and strategic visual linking of certain departments to the yard space has meant that our operations are now more streamlined than they were at our previous premises. The raw industrial interior comprising galvanised steel finishes, exposed services and diamond ground concrete floors gives our clients a distinct impression that they are visiting an engineering firm geared to cater to all their crusher wear needs.’
About Architects Of Justice The three partners in Architects Of Justice, Mike Rassmann, Kuba Granicki and Alessio Lacovig, formally established their practice in 2009 after working in various other architectural practices. ‘Our main reason for starting our own business, was that we wanted to do architecture in a way that all the projects we touched would be unique and exciting,’ explains Rassmann. The three partners share the same goal of wanting to make a positive effect on the built environment by doing justice to their clients, their sites and architecture in all of their projects.
GIFA Award of Commendation
The project received a Gauteng Institute for Architecture (GIFA) Award of Commendation in 2017 and Rassmann feels that it is always a highlight when your projects are acknowledged by others. ‘We knew that the client was happy with the outcome, as were we, otherwise we would not have submitted the project for the awards, but to be recognized does cement that notion,’ he comments. GIFA describe the project as a box in a box in a box but much crisper and lighter than can normally be expected from mere industrial buildings. ‘Fastidious detailing and a sense of width and space shows a generous but particular design state of mind. The client and staff have been transported by the architects to a work environment that is open, free and light and enhances collaboration and pride. Details, down to the patterning of landscaping steps in brick have been carefully considered. Views from within the structure are allowed to punch through the attached screen and are made more tantalising. One is aware of an openness, fostering a creative team of staff and management who are supported by this light-filled, fresh, tall, crisp and uplifting environment.’ ‘This project really was about creating something low maintenance which looked great, and at the same time, which operated on a sustainable level,’ concludes Rassmann. ‘We used forthright sustainable technology to get the building to perform the way we wanted it to, things that should come naturally as common sense and which should be integrated into the design of all buildings. Unfortunately though, many of today’s commercial buildings are just designed for their looks.’ Rubela Park, however, does the job it is supposed to do in terms of being eco-conscious, while at the same time offering a blueprint for commercial projects which goes against the grain, proving that a project can be budget conscious, lowmaintenance, energy-efficient and beautiful, all at the same time. n
Project team Architects: Architects Of Justice Project Managers: Condor & Co Project Management Quantity Surveyors: Lyndon Projects (PTY) LTD Structural Engineers: V&H Consulting Civil Engineers: Klunene Consulting Civil Engineers Contractor: Zatmar Construction
ARCHITECTS OF JUSTICE T +27 (0)11 974 9584 E studio@architectsofjustice.com W www.architectsofjustice.com
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Project Feature: The Marc
AECOM helps develop richest square mile in Africa in Sandton Integrated infrastructure delivery company AECOM has played an important role in the development of Sandton in Johannesburg, touted as one of Africa’s richest square miles, and characterised by continuous growth.
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Flagship projects for AECOM here have been 129 Rivonia Road, known as The Marc, where it is providing full cost-management services for this mixed-use development; the Old Mutual Head Office where it is overseeing the quantity surveying for the 110 000m2 basement parking, as well as the key Sandton Gautrain Station. AECOM is currently also providing quantity surveying services for the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system on Katherine Street in Sandton. Developed by the Eris Property Group, The Marc is located at the old Village Walk Shopping Centre site on the south-western corner of Rivonia Road and Maude Street. It comprises two high-rise office towers of 13- and 18-storeys (27 000m2 and 35 000m2 respectively). Tower 1 will have a 4 Green Star Built and Design rating, while Tower 2 will have a 5 Green Star rating. The demand for offices in South Africa is currently at its highest level post-democracy, as confirmed by JHI Properties in its South African Property Review and SAMCO Report 2017, points out Shevira Bissessor, Director, Commercial Sector, Buildings + Places, AECOM. ‘While the retail market has also shown growth, we anticipate a decline in major malls being built. However, there is a significant need for neighbourhood centres and regional convenience centres. The future of the retail space is driven by the digital era with most consumers looking for convenience with on-line shopping, which is envisaged to increase and which will result in an increase for data centres and warehouses to support this,’ Bissessor comments. Sandton remains one of the most affluent areas in Johannesburg and one of the most significant financial and business districts, which adds to its timeless appeal as the ultimate address for every corporate. ‘It’s a great place that has spelt out the “live, work, and play” concept aggressively,’ Bissessor notes.
What contributes to the ongoing success of an area like Sandton?
In a lecture on feasibility as part of the Graduate School of Business’s Property Development Programme, Bissessor referred to Sandton as a textbook example highlighting advanced economic growth and clear return on investment. Added to this, with recoverability being high on the agenda in measuring feasibility, multinational brands continue to invest in this space. ‘Any successful property development thrives on a combination of the professional team’s attitude, experience, instinct and lessons learnt from both victories and challenges. Commercial property development can be very exciting. However, maintaining focus, thinking creatively and always remaining one step ahead are vital to the success of any project,’ Bissessor elaborates. It is also important to choose the right expertise and skills to bring the vision alive as a developer. One of the key drivers in this regard is to ensure you create the correct concept, which means self-virtualisation to simulate and articulate it. ‘You need to take into consideration the future of buildings and infrastructure developments by keeping up to date with innovation, technology and “smart” buildings and cities, while embracing the digital era and placing all this high on your agenda, along with sustainable buildings and environmental concerns,’ Bissessor explains. ‘This will ensure a well-rounded development that can be ready to go live in the future. You have to choose the right company that can offer you this, meaning a company like AECOM, that can help make your dream a reality by offering the correct capabilities and qualities which are all crucial to your future success,’ she concludes. n
AECOM T +27 (0)12 421 3596 M +27 (0)83 324 2418 E rashree.maharaj@aecom.com W www.aecom.com
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Project Feature: Exxaro Headquarters
Exxaro Headquarters – fluid and curvaceous The new Exxaro Headquarter building in Centurion is generated through fluid and curvaceous spatial forms that flow uniquely from its sequenced volumetric layers. The transparent flushed glazing highlights these interlinked spaces and prioritises the work-life needs of employees and visitors alike. This enhances ease of mobility and the whole building becomes an ideal workspace. Focussed interactivity is enabled through high levels of collaboration and creativity among employees and business partners. The magnificent triple volume entrance leads to a five-storey atrium that is filled with filtered natural light. The welcoming space is a powerful highlight of the staged experience of the Exxaro design. The open-plan offices flow around this gathering space, enabling dynamic working interactions.
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Green Star Certified Building is in line with Growthpoint’s highest commitments to its premier office building portfolio. Working with engineers Aurecon, the design team has incorporated several environmentally-sustainable initiatives. Green measures include zoned lighting, energy-efficient building mechanical services and systems, water-efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting for use in toilets and irrigation, water-wise landscaping and low-VOC interior finishes to ensure a high level of indoor air quality, in addition to an abundance of fresh air are amongst many more healthy features. Adding to this building’s light carbon footprint is its access to alternative modes of transport located on West Street, opposite the Centurion Gautrain station. The headquarter building is in close pedestrian range to retail, banking, health and medical facilities and more. The property also provides dedicated parking for more fuel-efficient vehicles such as hybrids, electric cars and mopeds or scooters, as well as bicycle racks for cycling enthusiasts.
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Excellent visibility
The Exxaro development broke ground in February 2017 and will be ready for occupation in 2019. Exxaro will occupy the 18 500m2 of gross lettable area on a long-term lease. This new building is the final phase of Growthpoint’s redevelopment of the Lakeside office node and partners with the Lakeside Building 3 renovated earlier, to enhance the office development. Notably, this significant landmark building has excellent visibility given its five storeys of offices on top of the structured parking. It is also prominent when viewed from the Centurion Lake side and has a powerful presence on arrival from the Gautrain.
Human-centred and emotive architecture
AMA Architects design innovative, sustainable, human-centred and emotive architecture. This South African design-led architectural firm celebrated its 25th anniversary in June 2018 and is recognised as a leading architectural firm dedicated to its vision and passion for design excellence. The AMA Group embodies a passionate commitment to the timeless design values of contemporary architecture. The Group is positioned as a mixed-use design catalyst and its mission is bound by a holistic view of urban design, architecture and interior design as all being critical to the complete design experience. Specific solutions are sought through the needs of a project’s unique and demanding set of criteria. The impact of site-specific building design is realised within its contextual urban framework or local landscape and is part of the architectural language of the building itself. A recognisable spatial intelligence is further accomplished through the AMA Architects’ commitment to the “poetics of place making”. The firm’s professional commitment is embedded through a responsive collaboration with committed built-environment disciplines, including interior design through its associated interior design company, D12 Interiors. AMA Architects seeks to work with like-minded property developers, property owners, and financiers and built environment professionals who are committed to promoting a long-term view of wellconsidered building design and the implementation of best practise construction technologies. The firm is a leading South African architectural and interior design practice, claiming notable success in the design of commercial head office buildings, high rise apartment projects, specialised retail projects, extensive commercial refurbishments, luxury residential projects, leisure projects, landscaped office parks, complex office relocations, efficient distribution warehouses and bespoke luxury homes. n
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Project Feature: Cadogan Place
Contemporary addition to traditional Claremont architectural landscape Cadogan Place, designed by Peerutin for developer Urban Space, is an excellent example of how successful a shared vision and eye for detail can be. On a quiet road in the sought-after ‘Hen and Chicken Estate’ of upper Claremont, lies a secure estate that offers spacious living in extremely well appointed ‘ultra-modern’ homes. The developer, Urban Space, has completed several premium traditional and Georgian-style developments in the southern suburbs. However, Chairman Brendan O’Brien has an affinity for contemporary design and wanted to move towards a more contemporary expression. ‘While we are both proud and grateful for our success,’ says O’Brien, ‘with Cadogan Place we are excited to push the design boundaries. We share a
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progressive design ethos with Peerutin Architects. The slogan for Cadogan Place is “The Next Generation” as it represents the next stage in our evolution. The fact that O’Brien chooses to live in one of the homes at Cadogan Place is testament to Peerutin Architects’ ability to realise his vision. It is intriguing that this development does not in any way feel out of place amongst the more traditional architecture that predominates here. This, according to David Peerutin, was achieved by carefully echoing some of the finishes (bagged brick, white plaster, wrought-iron railings) that predominate in the area, without compromising on the contemporary aesthetic.
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Look closer, past the curved exterior wall at the entrance and those elements recede as the vertical balustrades and the horizontal lines of the timber screens reveal the true character of the buildings. The space available to each of the units, only two of which are still available, was increased by the incorporation of the driveway of a neighbour who now benefits from the estate’s 24-hour security. Plots here range from 649m² to 781m². Each home is accessed either directly from the fourcar garage below, or via overscale pivot front doors. The neutral palette of the sophisticated interiors and the interplay of textures provided by timber, off-shutter concrete, porcelain, steel, bagged brick and glass imbue these spaces with a sense of optimism and calm. Double-volume living, kitchen and dining areas lead via giant slide-away doors to the decks, landscaped gardens, pools and covered braai areas, perfect for indoor-outdoor entertaining and living, with hedges and wooden screens providing privacy from neighbours. All units boast fireplaces; some offer an additional formal lounge, study or guest suite on the
first level. Full height windows and 2.4m doors add to the light airiness throughout. An oak-clad floating staircase leads up to the private floor’s pyjama lounge and bedrooms where all ensuite bathrooms have underfloor heating and heated towel rails. Each bedroom has a view and opens onto a continuous terrace that augments the linear language of the design. The generous spaces are complemented by outstanding finishes, concealed mood lighting behind bulkheads, pelmets and joinery and flooring and carpeting that is at once luxurious and an invitation to kick off your shoes and relax. The overwhelming sense here is of the architect’s meticulous eye for detail and the developers’ unrelenting pursuit of excellence in execution. It is not surprising to learn that Urban Space and Peerutin have collaborated on various other projects and continue to do so. Cavendish Mews with its rooftop terraces is nearing completion and will add an exciting contemporary dimension to the architectural landscape of the southern suburbs. n
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Project Feature: 96 Rivonia Road
96 Rivonia Road, Sandton The original client brief from Investec was the need for a 20 000m² landmark building with parking facilities in basements. Werksmans Attorneys is the primary tenant using designers, Stephen Rich Interiors. Architects, Boogertman + Partners, developed the architectural style. The concept of the 96 Rivonia Road, a landmark building in Sandton, is derived from the centurion legal firm’s historical and current legal prowess and dominant presence in the legal services marketplace. The stone base of classical form and proportions lays the foundation of the firm’s history, which then projects into the future with the modern, clean lines of a black box. It is as if there is almost a handshake between the old and the new in a promise to build on the past while striving into the future. The site orientation presented a challenge in the sense that it is facing north-east. This resulted in a narrow elevation facing Rivonia Road to the northwest. This orientation without a doubt influences the heat gain in the building which was addressed through the design and selection of glazing and blinds. While the original concept was an L-shaped building, the final clean form of the box was the winning idea. Despite the orientation challenge, the
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building consists of ±30 000 m² basement parking and ± 20 000m² of office space. The bulk of the rights allocated to the site required provision for more than 800 parking bays and services in eight basement levels, of which the top three projects partially, or entirely above the natural ground level. This design was purposefully done to create midblock connecting opportunities for the future developments once they come online and present the levels ready for a super podium and super basement. Simultaneously, the planning made provision for the development of the podium level which is the ground floor of this 15-story building. The floor plates took the form of a narrow rectangle because of the site shape and orientation. The lift lobby is centred on the floor plate, slightly off to the south and the two services cores that integrate with the ablution facilities are on the north-west and south-east. It works very well, even though the efficiency ratios of the floor spaces reduce slightly in the case of multitenants taking up space.
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Podium landscaping and form
The function of the podium is more than just the entrance to the main tenant lobby. It presents the look and feel of looking over gardens into Sandton, instead of a lifeless plane of paving. At the same time the pergola provided is a breakaway place for tenants in the building to sit on the benches constructed and enjoy city life from a garden, other than through an office window.
Circular fire escape stair
As the cantilever structure was too expensive to create, the support structure was turned into a fire escape staircase going from the podium level up to the fourth floor. The ribbed finish on the sides of the concrete cylinder shaped the upward lines, forming a key that ties the glass box down to the podium level.
Sky lobby
The sky lobby created a break in the black box. The opening on the north-east and the south-west gives the impression of the opening being punched through the building, even though the three levels cross through this space. The triple volume opening starts on level 10 and goes to level 12. The space functions as the entertainment deck for Werksmans’ staff and clients
The site
The site is in the middle of Sandton, one block away from the Gautrain Station and across the street from the Sandton City Complex. Further facilities close by are the Michael Angelo Hotel and the Sandton Sun which are less than two blocks away, making this location one of the most prime sites for the corporate legal environment.
Challenges encountered
The original idea was not to have any support under the glass box, but have it cantilevered over the entrance of Werksmans. This however proved to be too expensive and the concrete structure was brought in to reduce the cost. A glass box will always pose a thermal comfort challenge, but it was addressed effectively and
efficiently by the façade engineer, mechanical engineer and designers. It was also a challenge to finish the basement facades of the podium, but the Zimbabwe black granite achieved the dark perception of unobtrusiveness to avoid drawing attention away from the sandstone and black glass on top.
Materials
The project used approximately 21 691m³ of concrete, 9 260m² of double-glazed panels and 2 868m² of Sandstone cladding which compliments the three primary materials in bringing this building into being. The lift lobbies were designed very efficiently and compactly not to infringe too much on the narrow footplate of the floors.
HVAC and plumbing
The services were divided into two zones: Emergency services in basement level 2 and the building services on the roof. All HVAC plant was installed on the roof with water reticulation running up the building to the roof and then down. Drainage, due to its gravitational nature, was established in the service ducts behind the toilet cores. Vertical reticulation of HVAC ducts and chiller pipes were also positioned around the same core areas, feeding fan-coil units in the ceiling voids of the Werksmans office spaces. The untenanted space was finished in a grey box specification until tenants came onboard.
Sustainability
Though the design has taken all the SANS10400, Part X and XA into consideration, there was no firm drive towards a green star accreditation. The lighting design was done with as low as possible W/m² and water saving measures were implemented through astute engineering acumen. A glass box design in any terms presents a challenge concerning the thermal behaviour of the building, but the team managed to successfully resolve this through the selection of the type of glazing and the specific blind preferences to control glare and heat gain through the facades. n
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Project Feature: Decorative Structural Trusses
Architectural freedom Architects are able to express much more design freedom these days with the ability of competent fabricators who can assist in recommending open or closed roofing truss systems that are both functional and decorative. In closed trussed systems the tie beam and the framing is not visible. Open trusses on the other hand are either interrupted tie beam or scissor trusses and the framing is not hidden. Open or exposed trusses systems can be purely decorative or decorative and structural at the same time. Where decorative trusses do not support a roof or floor system, they can be classed as solely decorative. They are less demanding in application as they fulfil no structural purpose other than to support their own weight. In some instances, engineering design may be required as there will always be a structural element involved. Where these same trusses do support an overlying structure such as a roofing system, engineering principles and certification must be strictly applied. These supports take on various guises and can be traditionally shaped and framed trusses, or various shaped and sized supported ridge beams, together with loose rafters. Architecturally themed and designed trusses are visually appealing and can create a dramatic impact. Many architects will work in close cooperation with the truss designer to express their vision, yet still work within engineering constraints. Sometimes these components are hopelessly overdesigned from a structural perspective and it is the look and feel that the architect wants to realise, rather than to conform to a minimum deemed to satisfy standard. Mostly, decorative exposed trusses are not selfsupporting, as in the conventionally designed HOWE truss design shape. In this case, special design
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considerations need to be made. The most common design constraints are the lateral forces generated at the heel of the rafter or truss. Traditional brick walls can only transmit vertical forces to the foundations and not restrain the horizontal outward forces generated by top chord supported trusses. The architect or engineer will have to design a restraining structure from concrete or steel to satisfy this design prerequisite.
Safety is paramount
There are only a handful of engineers in South Africa that understand timber from a structural perspective and the wonderful opportunities that are available to satisfy architectural vision. Truss designers use software provided by System Suppliers and design roof structures based on the outputs provided by these computer programmes. Where decorative roof trusses are part of the structural roof system, these structures must be part of a rational design. This means that a structural engineer who is an expert in roofs and roofing must apply his mind to design the structure and not just rely on the software outputs. Bracing of a timber structure is a fundamental part of the stability of the system. Even decorative exposed roof structures need to be braced and this is often where the specifier and designer have a challenge to meet their respective expectations. A professionally registered designer and engineer will ensure that the correct bracing is specified and a qualified roof inspector will be expected to ensure that these design considerations are applied.
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While price does not always match quality or value, it is often an indicator of the level of quality a building owner can expect. Most of the time cheaper goods tend to be of a lower quality as they were most likely made with lower quality materials and cost-efficient methods of construction. This means that they won’t last as long and will need to be replaced far sooner than expected. Badly designed structures and especially decorative trusses where no rational design has been done will only manifest their deficiencies roughly seven years after erection. By then the fabricator may not be in business anymore. LCP Roofing are able to design and fabricate any type of decorative exposed truss or rafter system and only use the highest quality, coated fixing screws of either full or partial thread where a concealed fix is required. These screws can be from 6mm to 12mm diameter and 400mm long or more. Where necessary, these screws and their placement are subjected to an engineering rational design. Alternatively, or even in conjunction with special screws, LCP Roofing will design a decorative steel plate to fit over the nodes which again can be purely aesthetic or functional. A combination of timber, structural node plates, boxed sections and tie-rods can also be used in the design. These plates, boxes and rods create a timeless look which means that the structure tends to be unaffected by changes in design styles. Furthermore, in a world in which cost and time are deciding factors in building design, specially designed plates create an overall effect of bulk and strength.
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Whilst structural timber is generally only available in industry standard sizes, LCP Roofing are not encumbered by these constraints. With the necessary planning required, they will order timber direct from the mills to special sizes and lengths and, although lead times of up to eight to 10 weeks could be expected, these blocks of timber will be cut to size, dried to the desired moisture content, collected, worked and finished into a product that LCP Roofing will proudly put its name to.
Making a difference
Sometimes it is the small things that make a difference, even if it’s just chamfering the edges of the elements to make them a great deal more presentable. LCP Roofing’s designers and specialist fabricators do make this difference. A further benefit of open exposed ceiling spaces is sound absorption. Now this may sound contradictory, but essentially although traditional ceilings may absorb some sound, they do not block much of it. So, unless each space within the home has the internal walls built up to under the roof covering, there will be very little sound blocking between the living areas as there is sound leakage in the ceiling spaces. Normally, spaces in a home with open vaulted ceilings will have the walls built up to the underside of the roof covering. This solid division will effectively block most sound transmission to adjoining rooms. Wood conducts sound because it is lightweight and easy to move, but therein lies the benefit as it absorbs sound like a sponge. Exposed timber trusses can therefore contribute to some functional benefits as well. n
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Project Feature: Tower Inten_city
Tower Inten_city wins global award The project presents an alternative future for a 30-storey inner city tower building built in the late 1960’s in the inner city of Johannesburg. At inception the project was a proposal call from a leading bank that wanted to optimise an existing asset within their portfolio to transform their precinct and relationship with the city.
This project was entered into the World Architecture Festival 2018 held in Amsterdam in November 2018. Tower Inten_city was shortlisted in the Future Competition category and named as the World Architecture Festival WAF X Power and Justice Winner 2018 *
The project
Rapid growth and investment resulted in an unprecedented concentration of high-rise developments in Johannesburg in the 1960’s. These mono-functional vertical enclaves served the exclusive interests of corporate capital. After the fall of apartheid and the dramatic economic, demographic and political shifts, these towers remained unchallenged to serve their new context – one which is urban, African and cosmopolitan. Within this context of inequality, spatially and economically, the architects were interested in hacking the transformative potential of this tower typology.
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The project tells a story of spatial justice through the transformation of the tower and its surrounding streetscape into a mixed use building supporting intense residential density This tower has been earmarked for renewal in a bold attempt to reconfigure the corporate entity’s image and operations. The building was put on the market for developers and designers to reimagine its future. It was critical for the proposal to exceed normative financial and aesthetic targets and consider the symbolic, social and political consequences of it future. Mostly importantly the developer had to re-imagine the use of the building and its presence in the city through restructuring and managing the urban realm surrounding the building. The sheer volume of stacked real estate presented an opportunity to address some of the pressing urban and social concerns in Johannesburg. These key principles were brought to the fore: Political: What capacity does the scheme have to reconcile historically exclusive and marginalising
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tactics of architecture to serve its citizens? Urban: How does the proposal acknowledge, accommodate and speculate on a desirable and provocative urbanity for Johannesburg citizens through this adaptive reuse? How does the programming move towards integrating emergent user groups into the fold? Symbolic: What is a post-apartheid mixed-use tower in the heart of the city? What potential does it have to stimulate the imagination about what it means to be cosmopolitan, African and urban?
The tower
The existing 30-storey building is a landmark within the inner city because of its position. This is reinforced by a large digital advertising board wrapping around the top of the building - ‘Lumen’. The intention is to create a dense concentration of living, working and social spaces in a tower typology that radically shifts the status quo on urban living in Johannesburg.
The moves
Plaza carpet - The public plaza is extended over the adjacent streets and connects the internal lobby spaces of the building, creating a continuous urban carpet – symbolically and literally connecting a historically insular building typology to the larger urban environment. Follies & activations - The plaza is not overly structured to allow a diversity of functions and users to appropriate as needed. Follies such as a water forest, kiosks and existing theatre provide an anchor for more temporary functions to lean on. The space is designed to accommodate everyday life as well as large scale events. Social lobby - The lobby is conceptualised as a large urban living room that serves both building inhabitants as well as the public. It is a space to meet, socialise and retreat. Large pivot doors create a double volume public interior which an inserted mezzanine animates. The mezzanine wraps around the building core, providing a variety of retail opportunities. Social condenser - Well programmed and vertically distributed social spaces are integrated with the compact living units, allowing both the inhabitants and public to find comfortable and accessible space to socialise and relax. Their programme allows for public interaction to ensure a diverse cultural and social life in the tower – which would otherwise run the risk of being a vertical enclave.
Sky talk
Capitalising on the elevation of the building, a panoramic event space is created which is publically accessible. The Lumen immediately above this acts as a large communication display for the buildings, its inhabitants and uses. Lumen, the event space and the plaza level collectively become urban assets for the city and its citizens to express their interests and voices.
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The housing situation - Johannesburg inner city developments have been driven by affordability and an almost insatiable demand. The city has undergone a rapid densification through the repurposing of old building stock but this has not been matched by urban and civic interventions. The city remains exclusive and inaccessible to a majority. As demand intensifies and prices increase, people have been forced into substandard accommodation and multi occupancies exploited by slumlords has become the norm. Responding to demand and insights on inventive use of space, the proposal deliberately seeks to intensify the housing by proposing alternate residential typologies that challenge density and inner city multi-family occupation, creating access to affordable options within a space that also offers lifestyle amenities. Mix - Through a diversity of housing and tenancy typologies, social diversity is facilitated. These are supported by well-located social spaces throughout
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the tower. The compact living arrangements deliberately encourage social life to occur in common social spaces. It accepts the social mobility of users and allows for change through the building. Access - Through the insertion of affordable micro units, the access to new markets and tenants has been radically increased. While small in size, the units provide access to the city and its amenities. Skin - The façade expresses two of the proposal’s fundamental ideas – the modular insertions of units and energy efficiency. Restructuring the floorplates of the tower required the redesign of the facade to reflect the modularity of the residential unit design. Converting a large portion of the building to residential use allows the building to change from a mechanically serviced building to a mixed mode energy-efficient passively ventilated building. Resilience - The change from an inner city corporate securitised precinct into an urban space that integrates formal and informal street activity encourages city resilience.
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*The WAFX Prize (sponsored by Greencoat) is awarded to 10 future projects that identify key challenges that architects will need to address in the coming years. It was created as part of the World Architecture Festival’s 10th anniversary celebrations in 2017 (WAF 10 Manifesto). Winning future projects which address the manifesto issues are entered for the prize. Key challenges span diverse topic areas, including climate, energy & carbon, water, ageing and health, re-use, smart cities, building technology, cultural identity, ethics, power and justice. n
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Project Feature: Kloof 119A
Kloof 119a – bringing the sun and moon into the home This SAOTA-designed family home is positioned below Lion’s Head with views of Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, Signal Hill, the city of Cape Town and the mountains of the Boland and the winelands in the distance. The architecture is shaped to take in as much of the surrounding as is possible. The strongest gesture is the inverted pyramid roof which creates a clerestory window around the upper level. It allows the building to open up, capturing views of Table Mountain and Lion’s Head that would otherwise have been lost. This has also opened up views of the sky bringing the sun and moon into the home, heightening the connection to nature and its cycles. The house presents a stone wall, built in a traditional Cape way, to the busy city street that it sits on, revealing very little about its interior. At night, the inverted pyramid roof glows creating a giant lightbox adding to the intrigue. One enters the house through the large metal front door which sits between the house proper
and the stone wall, into a small entrance lobby connected to a courtyard garden. From this restrained quiet space, a few steps take you up into the living space with its cinematic bold views over the city. The house is arranged on three levels. The top level has the strongest views and holds most of the living spaces, the open-plan kitchen, dining room and lounge. The family’s work and bedroom spaces are on the mid-level with the garage, gym, cinema and guest room on the lower level. Each level has its own set of gardens and courtyards. These gardens extend from the mountain surface down against the house, screening the neighbouring buildings and intensifying the relationship with nature,
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allowing light and air into spaces that would otherwise be dark and isolated. The dark exterior breaks down the mass of the building pushing it into the background. Internally, colours are muted and the use of washed oak gives the spaces warmth. The sophisticated spaces were furnished using OKHA furniture. The Hunt Sofa, the Nate, Nicci Nouveau, Vince and Miles armchairs are placed on the upper and middle levels and the Planalto dining table creates a focal point adjacent to the second floor courtyard, which is used as a working and personal space. OKHA also provided the To Be One and Lean On Me floor lamps in the lounge area. n
PROJECT DETAILS Architects: SAOTA Project Team: Greg Truen, Dov Goldring & Jaco Bruwer, Ian Cox and Puja Patel Structural Engineers: Moroff & KĂźhne Consulting Engineers Quantity Surveyor: SBDS Quantity Surveyors Main Contractor: Gossow & Harding Construction Pty (Ltd) Interior DĂŠcor: OKHA Landscaping: Franchesca Watson Garden Designer
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Project Feature: Shell House
PASA plays important role in rejuvenation of Joburg inner city Paragon Architects South Africa (PASA), part of the Paragon Group of architecture and interior architecture companies, has played an important role in the rejuvenation of the Johannesburg inner city with its conversion of the former Shell House headquarters at 51 Plein Street into a 563-unit residential development for client HCI Properties, part of Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI). Managed on behalf of HCI Properties by Mafadi Property Management, such has been the success of the project that it is currently 95% let. ‘The reason why such a high occupancy rate was achieved in as little as six months is because the project responds to a real need in the inner city for affordable accommodation,’ PASA Director Thulani Sibande comments. He reveals that it took some convincing for the client to accept PASA’s proposal to convert the iconic building into a low-cost residential development, which is in the heart of Johannesburg,
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directly opposite the Noord taxi rank, and near Park Station. ‘The building works exceptionally well in its current iteration, especially as we included amenities such as an outdoor gym on the podium, which means that tenants do not have to leave the building to avail themselves of such facilities. ‘We also included a play area for children, big enough to accommodate netball and soccer and with a jungle gym. We even incorporated educational facilities such as homework rooms with writing boards where children can have a safe and quite area in
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which to study, giving their parents’ peace of mind,’ Sibande elaborates. PASA has been awarded a Level 1 rating for 2018, in accordance with the Construction Sector Code issued under Section 9(1) of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act No. 53 of 2003. The latest accreditation was verified by Siyandisa Verification Services. Reviewed annually, it reflects PASA’s ongoing transformation and development in the key areas of ownership, skills development, and preferential procurement and supplier development. Sibande has a National Diploma in Architecture,
as well as a BTech and Masters from the Tshwane University of Technology where he was recognised as Best Architectural Student in 2001. He joined the Paragon Group in 2006, working on major projects such as the Motorola Head Office in Woodmead, Norton Rose Towers, Alexander Forbes and 4 Sandown Valley Crescent for Zenprop. He is also a member of the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) and has a particular interest in project management. Sibande adds that his personal design philosophy, as epitomised by Shell House, focuses on the comfort level and functionality of buildings. n
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Project Feature: K-RITH
K-RITH building at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine The K-RITH building has provided a large range of vitally needed and technically complex facilities at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, but it is also mindful of its context and has introduced a logical planning order and flow. It aspires to accord the status that reflects the quality of research and training that is carried out, while providing a work and research environment paralleled to the best in the world. The University of Natal Medical School was sanctioned in 1947 by the then United Party Government of South Africa and started operating in 1950 as a facility specifically for African, Coloured and Asian students. It was the first tertiary institution of its kind and it would take over two decades before another would be established. 1994 came along with the new democratic South Africa and the de-segregation of the University. The challenge now was to integrate the Medical School with Howard College and to bring the facility up to modern University campus standards. In 2007, an opportunity presented itself. A large American medical research institute, founded on the legacy of legendary business magnate, film director and record-setting pilot, Howard Hughes, was looking for a partner in Southern Africa to set up and run a facility for research into HIV, AIDS, multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. The Howard
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Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) decision to undertake a bricks-and-mortar project outside of the United States was an unprecedented move for the institution. It was driven by the need to take the fight into the epicentre of the epidemic, as well as the ever increasing regulatory environment for medical research in the USA. The then Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research at the University successfully motivated for the renamed University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) to be its partner, citing both the research reputation of the University and the fact that KZN was geographically the prime location to undertake research into these diseases. The bid was welcomed by the Americans and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) building project was born.
Design opportunities and challenges It was mandatory to create the facilities and an environment that would entice the best medical
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researchers from around the world to work in Durban and to create a campus that showed regard for the students - past and present. It presented the opportunity to integrate and unite a campus that was physically divided, with undergraduate teaching at one end and postgraduate research at the other, all housed in an ad hoc collection of buildings scattered amongst parked cars. The goal was to create an attractive contemporary campus with open recreation and pedestrian spaces separated from vehicular circulation. On a more functional level, there was the significant challenge of getting the footprint of the building to fit within the limited available coverage. The new building also had to link vertically and horizontally with existing adjoining buildings, tying them all together visually.
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The design
Located at the upper-ground level are flexible conference and teaching venues, a coffee shop and lounge area at the base of a four-storey-high atrium covered by an iconic inverted roof, a symbolic acknowledgement to the aviator and philanthropist, Howard Hughes. The roof invites south light into the space and together with the OkoumĂŠ timber on the walls; its shape warms the acoustics in the atrium. The atrium affords visual integration between the atrium floor and the activities higher up the building. At the office levels above there are decks that bridge across to the offices and laboratories in the adjacent DDMRI building, which has also been opened into the atrium and in turn provides direct access to the parking garage beyond at three levels.
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These inclusive and interactive spaces are located within a short walking distance of the entire campus which can now be traversed via an elevated recreation deck to the north, without having to encounter vehicles and through integration with the existing buildings to the east and south. Segregation in the design was also a necessity, both for the safety of the public and the students as the building is used by different research groups. This separation is accommodated vertically in a hierarchy of security and increasingly restrictive access-control as one travels up the building. Offices occupy the second and third floors respectively, with levels four through six housing predominantly BSL2 laboratories. These laboratory levels also feature offices, breakaway meeting rooms, adjoining BSL3 containment labs, a cleanroom and Africa’s first bioengineering laboratory producing microfluidic chips. With even tighter access restrictions, level seven houses a 450m2 BSL3 laboratory for live research into XDR TB and MDR TB strains. A compelling feature of the BSL3 laboratories
in K-RITH is the generosity of external windows and natural light. Ordinarily, due to the cleaning, sealing and pressure requirements, these facilities are often windowless environments. To ensure the highest safety standards, triple glazing is incorporated into the design of all the BSL3 windows which adds additional risk protection. Humidity control by air conditioning between the layers of glass was a necessity to prevent condensate build-up. The uppermost level is a double volume space dedicated solely to the complex mechanical plant that enables the building to operate effectively. This includes full fresh air circulation and the HEPA filtration of all exhaust air from the laboratories. The façade of the building has been modulated to reduce its scale and to reflect the different internal functions being performed at each level. This has been achieved using a palate of finishes and concrete elements and is further expressed by the sun control louvres across the northern side of the building. The splayed glass tower contains the vertical circulation which ultimately ties the building together. n
FGG Architects Patrick Hathorn T +27 (0)31 208 2272 159 Cowey Road
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Project Feature: House Burnett Prinsloo
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House Burnett Prinsloo House Burnett Prinsloo is located on the forested banks of the historic upper Liesbeeck River in a forested Cape Town setting. It brings intimate bespoke space to a context of natural grandeur. The arrangement of the plan acknowledges the existing natural features of trees, views and mountain expressed as two joined pavilions placed tightly against the municipal setbacks on the east, west and south (entry) sides. The layout of the house and its position on the site was tested variously in several architectural scalemodels by architect and the urban-planner client. The pavilions were designed to allow parallel but separate living experiences, each with independent entry, a sense of self-sufficiency and privacy. These offset pavilions are joined by a glazed link on the ground and upper floor. The link allows street-
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PROJECT DETAILS Architect: Robert de Jager Structural Engineer: Adema Structural Consultancy cc Cost Consultant: J Rogers SANS 10400 XA Consultant: Heretoday Landscape Architect: Clare CA Burgess Contractor: Mark Lunn Projects cc Site Manager: Anwar Faardiel Joinery: Kymina Kitchens Aluminium & Glazing: Eurostyle
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side glimpses through to the forest garden and Table Mountain on the north side of the house. The house creates different accommodation options for the owner. The west pavilion has two upstairs bedroom suites with ground-level living areas linked by the entrance hall to a home-office with bathroom and double-garage. Upstairs in the east pavilion there is a separate apartment living area with a bedroom and bathroom. This allows many varied occupancies according to need, including use as an ample 5-bedroom family home. The glazed entry link allows a small spatial interval between the principal volumes for privacy and identity. It restates an old path on the site and sets up an arrival sequence focused on some of the trees on site. The planning was further informed by structural, energy and cost consultant criteria that shaped a concise, considered, spatially rich living environment. The long axis of the volumes is aligned east-west, allowing all habitable rooms to have north-facing solar exposure with ample views of the forest. All pavilion windows are double-glazed with insulation used in all masonry cavity walls and under the ground floor surface bed. A wood-burning stove and flue has been positioned to heat both the living room and the upper floor main-bedroom. Solar water heating was inadvisable owing to the forested setting, so a heat-pump per-pavilion was installed for energy-wise water heating. Irrigation water is drawn from the river crossing the property. The timber roof structure, with eave overhangs for shielding summer-time sun, relates to the sylvan
context of very tall existing trees. The roof is separated from the cubic volume of each pavilion by a continuous clerestory window. From all spaces on the upper level there is a visual engagement with the surrounding tree-scape through this window. A monochromatic and wood palette of hues and materials was established early in the design process and applied throughout The house articulates a dialogue of scales; intimate and amply proportioned, placed in relation to the south buttresses of Table Mountain. The AfriSam Sustainability award citation noted: ‘A mind-set change from a typical residential typology within an affluent area. This house celebrates the “poetics” of habitation, the relationship of a building to the landscape and the assembly of materials. Impressive scale, size, budget and level of connection to its environment.’ n
Awards South African Institute of Architects Award of Merit 2018 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation 2018 Cape Institute for Architecture Award for Architecture 2017
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Project Feature: Northcliff House
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Flying container house The client’s brief called for an open-plan three-bedroomed home with a living room and kitchen in Northcliff in Johannesburg, which was energy efficient, used green building techniques and materials and had a modern 21st Century spin. Architecture for a Change (a4ac) responded with a design for a lightweight, off-thegrid, affordable home that pushes the boundaries of sustainability and affordability. Lead architect, Dirk Coetser, says the design philosophy relates to critical regionalism within architectural theory. ‘The South-Africa residential design market is still stuck with conventional building methods that aren’t suitable for our environment (colonial building
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methods). We had to analyse our current solutions, available technology and where the future is heading before we could start designing this house,’ he says. ‘Currently sustainable design in South-African architecture relates to expensive construction methods. This is mostly a killer for sustainable
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construction in South Africa. Having a small budget to work with, we saw it as a challenge to push the boundaries related to sustainability and affordability. This approach is relevant with regards to the current global economic situation. ‘ Lightweight construction methods were used to reduce the impact on the site, as well as to minimise the use of concrete foundations and to accommodate the site and its extreme fall. Two used shipping containers were incorporated as structural cantilever elements and up-cycled into structurally sound building blocks. The other half of the house was constructed from lightweight steel framing which was pre-fabricated off site. These frames were delivered to site inside the two shipping containers, giving the containers a second use as a logistical element within the building process. The composite wall consists of several layers to achieve a Rand-value much higher than the current mortar and bricks used in South Africa. The cavity insulation is manufactured from up-cycled waste plastic bottles.
‘We challenged an existing notion that corrugation is an inferior product by cladding the building in steel sheeting, providing a modern aesthetic – and it is also extremely affordable,’ explains Coetser. The floor finish is a cork tile which is also an upcycled product as the tiles are manufactured from waste produced in the cork screw manufacturing process. The house is completely off-the-grid. The site (internal area: 130m2, external area: 80m2) is equipped with a borehole that pumps water from the site, thus no municipal water connection is needed. The house is electrified by a solar system and all the lights are also LED low wattage. Cooking is done with a gas cooker and oven using bottled gas. ‘We optimised the use of natural light to reduce the use of electrical lighting during the day. We also used natural cross ventilation to eliminate the use of aircon in summer. The window system used is a uPVC frame with double glazing to improve insulation level and avoid heat gains,’ Coetser adds. The end result is a home that looks like it is ready for flight – free of all ties and flaunting its modernity. n
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Project Feature: Media Xpose
Media Xpose, a creative space for creative people The original building was designed to host preschoolers with plenty of room to upgrade as office space for a creative company such as Media Xpose. After careful consideration, the owners of Media Xpose saw the potential of the existing building and decided to invest in it. Renovations commenced in May 2018 and were scheduled to be completed by May the same year. However, major hick-ups arose and the renovation process took slightly longer. Due to the original structure and layout of the building, the entire plan had to be redesigned more than once to accommodate the style and creative space Media Xpose had in mind. The project was managed by the owners themselves and the current 685m² airconditioned
building consists of a welcoming reception area, production offices, spacious store room, board room, open- plan sales floor, cafeteria, beautiful bathrooms, swimming pool, a back-yard for office entertainment (which is still in the process of being designed) and more than enough parking space for staff and visitors. The space consist of pure bright white walls, beautiful white blinds, epoxy flooring, glass partitioning, a reception wall made from recycled pallet cladding, white office furniture and wallpaper in the cafeteria designed to bring nature and tranquillity to the office environment. Media Xpose would like to thank all our sponsors for making this space a great working environment. n
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Cape Industrial Floors Cape Industrial Floors is a renowned and award-winning flooring contractor and manufacturer. We pride ourselves on the fact that we manufacture our own product, providing a variety of industrial flooring solutions in Cape Town, South Africa. We not only deliver a great product, but we are able to do it at an affordable price. We manufacture a range of industrial flooring solutions in our Cape Town Factory, including: • Polyurethane floors • Epoxy floors • Broadcast floors • Concrete floors for multiple applications We are affordable because we cut out the middle-man by manufacturing and installing our products from start to finish. T +27 (0)21 981 9657 W www.capeindustrialflooring.co.za
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Chair Express Chair Express have been in the market for over 15 years, importing and distributing quality office chairs and contract chairs and tables to the dealer market in and around Southern Africa. We have a large stock holding which enables us to fulfil large order quantities. We source our products from China, Italy, Turkey and Portugal. T +27 (0)11 434 0444 E Shantelle@seatsahead.co.za W www.chairexpress.co.za Showroom 44 Hulbert Rd, Cnr Rosettenville Rd, New Centre, Johannesburg P.O.Box 39799, Booysens, Johannesburg, 2016
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Balustrades The options for all our balustrades are endless, please see our website for some inspiration or contact us for assistance. All our balustrades are compliant with the SABS regulations and are tested accordingly. Glass, Stainless steel, Mild steel, and Laser cut screen balustrades.
Architectural steel
Sundry steelworks
• Gates • Staircases • Canopies • Sunscreens
• Cast in angle irons and brick supports • Mentis grating access panels and covers • Burglar proofing • Catladders • Bollards
• Room dividers • Cladding • Louvres and screens
011 908-3500 magnetgr@global.co.za www.magnetengineering.co.za
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STAY IN TOUCH WITH OUR WIRELESS RADIO SYSTEMS CONTACT
WESTERN CAPE - Rudi Hayes rhayes@vitexacom.co.za - 081 542 9190 GAUTENG - Marthinus Coetzee marthinus@vitexacom.co.za - 071 165 2935 LIMPOPO - Marius Appelgryn marius@vitexacom.co.za - 081 430 3979
www.vitexacom.co.za
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SUPPLIERS AND INSTALLERS OF ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS
Contact Us for a free QUOTE Cell: 063 330 3352 / 084 957 0219 Tel: 010 110 0002 E-mail: info@candjfencingafrica.co.za Website: www.candjfencingafrica.co.za
+27(0)11 967 1803 / 2336 statusceilings@mweb.co.za www.statusceilings.co.za
Nationwide Installations
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advertisers’ index a.b.e Construction Chemicals....................... 32, 33 Abrogate............................................................ 177 Africa Thermal Insulations................................... 183 Afrimat............................................................... 130 Alliance Airconditioning...................... 80, 81, 82, 83 AMA Architects................................................... 171 AMS.................................................................... 101 Barloworld Isuzu.................................................. 136 Bayer South Africa.............................. 62, 63, 64, 65 Blue Skye Waterproofing..................................... 179 Bluescope Steel SA................................... 55, 56, 57 Boomgate Systems............................................ 109 Bosch Thermotechnology.................................. 135 C & J Africa Group............................................. 180 Cannata & Sons................................................. 173 Cape Industrial Floooring................................... 118 Centurion Systems.......................................... 76, 77 Clotan Steel......................................................... 13 Copper Development Association Africa............. 41 Corroshield South Africa..................................... 117 Damp-Proofing & Waterproofing Association of South Africa............................... 176 Douglas Jones................................................... 145 Egoli Gas............................................................. 2,3 Faitsch Products................................................. 133 Federale Stene............................................... 24,25 Fourways Airconditioning........................................ 7 Franke South Africa........................................ 38, 39 GCF Projects...................................................... 177 Global Link Construction & Projects.... 151, 152, 153 GM Rods.............................................................. 98 Graphisoft............................................................ 23 Green Block Architects......................................... 37 Hansgrohe South Africa.......................................... 5 Isipani Construction............................................ 181 Janes Roofs........................................................ 122 Jax Classics........................................................ 178 Khanda Seating................................................. 112 LCP Roofing....................................................... 139 Liebherr Appliances............................................... 9 Lighting Innovations Africa.................................... 11 Lunar Products................................................... 170 MacLaren Air........................................................ 88 Magnet Engineering.......................................... 178 Mapei................................................................ 184 Matelec............................................................. 170 Maxiflex Door Systems........................................ 140 Mijeb Investments & Projects.............................. 177 National Institute of Occupational Health........................................ 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 Numatic International........................................ 179 Oggie Flooring..................................................... 10
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Retrofit Residential Application: Example for pitched roofs
Residential Installation :- Retrofit
ALULITE© RETROFIT: 1. Width: Measure space between trusses and add 100mm for width cut to size. 2. Length cut i.e. measure from eave to apex. 3. Place Alulite© between the trusses and staple 50mm overlap on each side to the trusses. 4. Overlap the following length by 100mm and follow the line of the roof 5. Ensure that a gap is left between the roof and the Alulite© 6. Ensure that the Alulite© goes as far as possible into the eave where the ceiling and roof meet. ALUTHERM© Cut 100mm Alutherm© to the width of the trusses. Place neatly and snugly into spaces between trusses. If there are downlighters present in the ceiling please cut around light and transformer and ensure that no product makes contact, as heat could cause smouldering and fire.
Domestic Installation
Tel JHB: 011 462 9122 CT: 021 931 1104 www.alububble.co.za
AFRICA THERMAL INSUL ATIONS A DIVISION OF WEST RAND ENGINEERING
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CREATING THE ADVANTAGE IN LIGHT GAUGE STEEL
Is your roof too large to be done with pre-fabricated timber roof trusses? Do you want to supply low cost roofs or simply prefer non-combustible roof structures? Whatever your needs, MiTek’s Ultra-Span has got you covered. Ultra-Span is a light gauge steel roof truss system that is both lightweight and compact for easy handling and economical transportation. Engineered designs are calculated using MiTek’s state of the art, in-house developed 20/20 software and provides economical roofing solutions. The low mass per m2 of this roofing system ensures both savings on the supporting structure as well as on transportation and erection costs whilst also being vermin proof and non-combustible.
Advantages of the Ultra-Span light gauge steel truss system: • Elegant simple system, with all members straight and true for a level roof. • Span capability from small low-cost to large 40m clear span commercial structures. • Ultra-Span trusses can be supplied in “kit-form” (low-cost housing or other remote projects). • Longevity of product due to galvanized coating plus inherent properties of non-combustibility, resistance to borer and fungus attack. • Lower weight reduces transportation costs & improves handling and erection. • Ease of truss manufacture with screws and electric fixing tool directly on site or in factory conditions.
Midrand (Head Office) Tel: +27 (0) 11 237 8700 / MiTek Park, 754 16th Road, Randjespark, Ext. 34, Halfway House, 1685. Cape Town Tel: 021 905 0244 • Durban Tel: 031 700 6332 • Port Elizabeth Tel: 041 360 2214 Email: marketing@mitek.co.za • Website: www.mitek.co.za @miteksa
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*MiTek Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd, a Berkshire Hathaway Company
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