PROJECTVIEW
35 ON MAIN, GREENPOINT
The latest residential offering by
FWJK Developments is a 40 apart-
ment development over 8 storeys
topped with two penthouses.
This
multi-disciplinary
involve-
ment by key FWJK divisions has
resulted in this project coming
to the market in a record time of
three weeks from first concept to
final render. The architectural brief
was to design a crisp and slick
modern apartment building with
wow factor where people would
desire to live.
Retail
space,
located
on
the
ground floor, is raised about half
a metre above Main Road street
level which space will inevitably
become a restaurant as this part
of Main Road is synonymous with
great dining.
The exterior palette of high per-
formance façade glazing, glass
balustrading, mechanically fixed
porcelain tiles and imported stone
tiles has been chosen to give the
building a quality and timeless
BMW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE, WATERFALL ESTATE
Waterfall Industrial Estate was selec-
ted by BMW, after a competitive bid
process, to provide a high tech warehouse
distribution facility, for the servicing of their
motor showrooms and service centres.
The BMW logistics team had a fully
functional distribution design complete in
the early design stages which needed to
be housed in the facility. The warehouse
form then became a shroud for the internal
processes of the high tech logistics hub.
The project design team visited the
most recently completed facility in Europe
as an expected minimum design standard
was required to be met. Design constraints
such as EFSR fire suppression required a
flat roof construction which will be unique
in SA. In turn, this restriction allows for a
European flat roof aesthetic to the facility.
The building is approximately
32,000m² of single storey, of which the
warehouse occupies most of the floor
area with a small office component to it.
Entrances to the main offices and staff
ablutions are noticeable through openings
in the main warehouse façade identified
with a colour variation.
The architectural emphasis focuses on
providing an orthogonal and cubical building
not only in plan but in elevation as well. This
allows for an ageless industrial architectural
appearance with minimal use of colour -
mainly silver, white and light grey.
The overall access into the Erf is through
the Waterfall industrial Estate just off Bridal
Veil Street. The estate is already home to
a variety of multinational tenants with
purpose built facilities.
Developers: Attacq
Architects & Project Managers:
Empowered Spaces Architects
Quantity Surveyors: Pentad
Engineers: DG Consultants
Fire: WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Electrical: Plantec
Safety Officers: Cairnmead
Main Contractor: Abbeydale Builders
feel. The interiors are ultra-modern
contemporary and will offer an
outlook over the Atlantic Seaboard,
Table Mountain and city scapes.
According to Craig Armstrong of
FWJK Developments, 35 on Main
will offer a selection of one, two
and three bedroom apartments as
well as a pool, entertainment area
and concierge service making it a
highly desirable address.
The full mixed use development
includes two levels of basement
parking providing eighty bays.
Developers, Architects, Project
Managers & QS: FWJK
Structural Engineer: Aurecon
Electrical & Mechanical
Engineers: SolutionStation
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