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EVERWICK MANORS , FERNDALE , RANDBURG
Everwick Manors is an exciting new sectional title development which broke ground recently and will consist of 16 exclusive townhouse duplexes . Externally the homes are divided horizontally into simple volumes of facebrick ground floor external walls and a simple yet clean white plastered external plaster volume for the first floors . Internal finishing will follow a simple , minimal approach with concrete-like internal floor finishes and feature splashes of colour in the kitchen and bathrooms . The open plan ground floors allow for flexible planning for each townhouse owner . In order to increase variety and variance in the aesthetic of the development , two different house typologies were designed . The unit types are staggered along the northern and southern boundary edge of the site , with main vehicular access from the west . Each home features a generous open plan ground floor kitchen / living area with a guest WC , an exterior terrace with a built-in braai , a 50m 2 private garden with individual private access , 3 bedrooms ( or 2 bedrooms and 1 home office ) with 2 en-suite bathrooms , and a generous double garage with an additional visitor parking bay per home . A feature floating staircase in the central living area of each unit was also required by the client .
DHL WATERFALL , MIDRAND
DHL Express has announced an investment in a new world-class service centre facility to be built in Waterfall , Midrand . This greenfield project will be jointly developed by the SOM Group and Waterfall , with an overall project commitment for the next 15 years of around R500 million .
Jed Michaletos , Managing Director of DHL Express South Africa , said , “ We are thrilled to announce this investment which truly affirms DHL ’ s commitment to Africa , and more specifically , South Africa . South Africa is a key market for us and this expansion will ensure that we continue to provide our ever-growing customer base with the best-in-class service quality which they have become accustomed to . We have experienced continued growth in inbound and outbound volumes , coupled with the accelerated rise of cross border e-commerce , which has necessitated this move .”
“ The new facility will make use of a drive-in model , thereby maximising productivity and increasing the volume of shipments processed daily to ensure faster delivery of shipments for our customers . The increased capacity will enable us to handle a double digit increase in shipments processed per hour , and will allow further growth of up to triple digits if required ,” added Michaletos .
Coenie Bezuidenhout , Director of SOM Group said , “ SOM and Waterfall , together with our team of design consultants and contractors , are proud to be associated with this prestigious project . The new DHL facility will be situated in one of the best logistics locations in South Africa and will also mark the establishment of a world class material handling facility . The construction has commenced on site and completion is scheduled for April 2023 .”
The facility will be constructed in line with Deutsche Post DHL Group goals to reduce all logistics-related emissions to net zero by the year 2050 and will meet DHL ’ s global requirements from an operational and future expansion perspective . There will be measures put in place within the facility to reduce its overall energy consumption by use of water recycling capabilities and solar power systems .
Coenie Bezuidenhout , Director of SOM Group and Jed Michaletos , Managing Director of DHL Express South Africa , at the breaking ground ceremony
Client : 8 Mile Investments 42 Architect : Starfield Architects
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