PROJECT FEATURE
CUMMINS
CUMMINS
Waterfall Logistics Precinct,
Waterfall City
DEVELOPERS
Attacq
Zenprop Property Holdings
PROJECT MANAGERS
CAPEX Projects
ARCHITECT
Empowered Spaces Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Schoombie Hartmann
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
DG Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
Quad Africa Consulting
MECHANICAL & FIRE ENGINEERS
WSP Africa
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Daniel Rebel Landscape Architects
S
itting between Johannesburg and Pretoria, Waterfall City is one of the largest
urban developments, offering a concept which connects and integrates lifestyle
and business. Featuring high-quality purpose-designed buildings with a focus on
mixed-use precincts, this area is already home to notable power-houses PwC, Deloitte,
Dimension Data, Amrod and the BMW Group SA. In the heart of the Waterfall Logistics
Precinct, the new Cummins Southern Africa Regional Organisation building rises from
its prominent site alongside the N1 Highway off Allandale Road.
Design Drivers
The aim for this mixed-use site was to deliver a unique and modern design that not
only functions with integrity, flexibility and efficiency across the workshop and office
structures, but also delivers a visual experience for many vehicles on the N1 of the iconic
offices from various elevations. While every aspect of the facility was guided by the
Cummins International Design Standards with local adaptations, Empowered Spaces
Architects have taken the thinking further by amongst others, making use of different
colours and materials to accentuate the profile of the office and warehouse structures.
The topography of the site allows the building to have optimal northern exposure for
commercial use towards N1/Allendale roadway. The location of the building itself on
the erf allows for maximum internal and external floor use.
TENANT REPRESENTATIVE
Arup
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Group Five Building
PHOTOGRAPHY
RH.Photographix
PRECINCT
MASTERPLAN
The new Cummins facility
at Waterfall proves that the
design of modern industrial
buildings need not
compromise on the archi-
tectural aspects due to the
practical requirements of
this type of development
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