Architect and Builder August/September 2018

PROJECT FEATURE PRAN BOULEVARD PRAN BOULEVARD Umhlanga CLIENT Shree Property Holdings PROJECT MANAGERS Orion Project Managers ARCHITECTS Paragon Architects LOCAL ARCHITECT Zadar Studios QUANTITY SURVEYORS Brian Heineberg & Associates STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS L & S Consulting MECHANICAL CONSULTANTS Mahesh Khoosal & Associates ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS Tesla Consulting Engineers WET SERVICES CONSULTANTS Redline Consulting FIRE CONSULTANTS Umlilo Fire Consultants P ran Boulevard is a Premium Grade office development that has been developed at the Ridgeside Precinct in Umhlanga as the head office of Shree Property Holdings (Shreeprop), as well as KPMG and an additional two tenants. Paragon Project Architect Jurie Geldenhuys comments: “Shreeprop contacted us to bring our distinctive vision to bear on its KwaZulu-Natal head-office project after being duly impressed by our work on iconic projects in Johannesburg such as the Norton Rose Fulbright Towers at 15 Alice Lane.” Well known for its work on numerous distinctive projects in Sandton, Paragon saw the Pran Boulevard project as an opportunity to make its presence known outside of Gauteng. Site A major challenge was posed by the steep site itself, which slopes from Umhlanga Rocks Drive down to Nokwe Avenue. This means that the building is approached on two different levels, from both the northern and southern sides. The site, situated on the corner of Umhlanga Rocks Drive and Ntusi Road, slopes away steeply from Umhlanga Rocks Drive towards the east, down Ntusi Road. The steep slope, combined with a maximum building-height restriction on the site, posed a major challenge in terms of maximising the building height/office area, while also finding a median level to maximise pedestrian accessibility from the Umhlanga Rocks drive side, and vehicle access from Nokwe Avenue on the opposite side of the site. GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS AECOM LANDSCAPING The Ochre Office ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Triplo4 Sustainable Solutions MAIN CONTRACTOR Trencon Construction PHOTOGRAPHY InfrastructurePhotos Alexis Diack Karl Beath The project comprises construction of two separate office buildings of three levels each above ground floor, linked together on each level by bridges 18 Pran Boulevard

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