We celebrate the change from a bi-monthly to quarterly publication with a bumper issue that contains tons of interesting projects and informative content.

Our cover project is the new Amazon Corporate Office at the Riverlands precinct in Cape Town, which is

one of the largest corporate office developments in a number of years and a key element of the new precinct that is emerging along the banks of the Liesbeek River.

Personally being part of the Architect and Builder team for ten years and Editor for eight of those, I am still amazed by the standard of development and design in South Africa. This is evident in the new buildings that we feature in every issue. No matter the challenges brought to bear upon our country and the built environment sector, our developers, professional teams, subbies and suppliers consistently produce world class work that holds up strongly on the international stage. Our tertiary institutions are developing talented young people through rigorous curricula that bode well for the future of the industry. The challenge for the country is how to keep this young talent and ensure career pathways for them that allow them to develop in South Africa and not feel they need to look overseas for their futures.

Louise Fenner Publisher and Editor louisef @ archibuild. co. za

PROJECTS

30 BROOKLYN HOUSE PHASE 3 Brooklyn House is the latest addition to a four-phase student residential precinct situated along Lynnwood Road, directly opposite the University of Pretoria.

40 PRINCESS MKABAYI MALL A 30,000m 2 regional shopping centre located in Vryheid in northern KwaZulu- Natal is a beautiful retail environment created by MDS Architecture.

50 BIDVEST MATERIALS HANDLING AND A SQUARE FORKLIFT This purpose-built space is designed to accommodate both companies’ ongoing growth in the forklift sales, rental, and distribution industry.

56 THE TRADE BOUTIQUE HOTEL The hotel offers 50 unique rooms, a restaurant and a rooftop pool and bar, all housed in a post-modern building on Shortmarket Street, Cape Town.

70 OPTENHORST VILLAGE Situated on the corner of Main Road and Optenhorst Street in Paarl, Optenhorst Village is a neighbourhood shopping centre combining convenience and lifestyle.

84 AMAZON CORPORATE OFFICE Amazon’ s new Cape Town corporate office campus unifies multiple locations into a cohesive, experience-driven environment.

104 INTERIOR FEATURE: OFFICE FOR PRIVATE CLIENT Through a refined approach to colour, space and user experience, Trend Group has crafted a workplace that truly supports the people who use it.

SURFACES FEATURE

109 OUR 22-PAGE ANNUAL SURFACES PRODUCT FEATURE

DEPARTMENTS

4 NEWS WATCH 10 FEATURE ARTICLE: Black Business Fund Should Target SMMEs 12 COMPANY WATCH: Duravit 20 PROJECT WATCH 100 INTERIOR WATCH 130 ADVERTISERS, SUBSCRIPTION & CONTACT INFORMATION

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We celebrate the change from a bi-monthly to quarterly publication with a bumper issue that contains tons of interesting projects and informative content.