Feature
Steel Awards 2015
roof insulation in
enclosed areas; ridge
ventilators and the
open gable ends were
used to passively
provide comfortable
internal conditions.
Air-conditioning to
selected offices and
retail spaces were
linked to a centralised
‘chiller’, which also
serves the adjacent
building. The re-use
and conversion of the
existing shed helped
to reduce wastage and
the multi-use planning
allows efficient and
flexible use of the
available bulk.
“All-in-all, the
architectural ingenuity
employed in creating
inter-connected and
interesting spaces
with detail-intensive
design has led to the
development of a
world-class facility
using an existing
building,” the judges
concluded.
PROJECT TEAM
CLIENT: V&A Waterfront Holdings
ARCHITECT: Wolff Architects
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: LH Consulting Engineers
QUANTITY SURVEYOR: Pentad Quantity Surveyors
MAIN CONTRACTOR: WBHO Construction
STEELWORK CONTRACTOR: Mazor Steel, Kilpin Engineering,
Olympic Steel
CLADDING CONTRACTOR: GSM Roofing
GLAZING (STEEL WINDOWS): Metal Windows
africandesignmagazine.com
67