Architect and Builder August/September 2018

PROJECT FEATURE DISCOVERY SABLE PARK DISCOVERY SABLE PARK Century City, Cape Town CLIENT Rabie Property Group PROJECT MANAGER Cogent ARCHITECT dhk QUANTITY SURVEYORS RLB Pentad Quantity Surveyors CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Aurecon ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS QDP Lighting & Electrical Design BULK SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE (ELECTRICAL) DESCOM; Bigen Africa MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BVi Consulting Engineers FAÇADE ENGINEERS LH Consulting Engineers FIRE CONSULTANTS SolutionStation Consulting Engineers LAND SURVEYORS David Hellig & Abrahamse INTERIOR DESIGNER dhk Thinkspace HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS Eppen-Burger & Associates R abie Property Group set out to create an iconic front face for their blossoming mixed-use precinct. Sitting on the edge of Sable Road, a prominent entry point into Century City, the development would form a gateway landmark for ‘Bridgeways Precinct’. This new neighbourhood comprises a mix of lifestyle and commercial functions, creating a 24 hour atmosphere and a solid context for new office and residential complexes. Site The Sable Park Office precinct is located on a site situated on the South-West end of the Bridgeways Precinct. It is bounded by Sable Road to the south, Bridgeways Road to the north and Axis Lane to the west, with a direct physical and visual link to the N1 highway. Situated at the southern edge of the precinct, it boasts unobstructed panoramic views of Table Mountain. Conceptual Approach The building’s composition was inspired by shuffling forms that operate independently and adapt to their immediate surroundings. Originally dubbed; the ‘macro-chip shuffle’, the building was designed to appear as a single large complex and simultaneously as four small independent volumes in symphony – depending on where it is viewed from. The four volumes are further broken down into thirds; a double height layered mass and a single height crystalline cube. Each of these thirds shift and jump on the horizontal and vertical plain to achieve maximum views and optimal orientation. WET SERVICES & LIFT CONSULTANT Ekcon Consulting Engineers CIVILS AND TRANSPORT CONSULTANT HHO Africa ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL Ecosense GREENSTAR CONSULTANT PJ Carew Consulting TOWN PLANNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Planning Partners CLOUD-BASED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Iqela Software Solutions DHK SPECIFICATION CONSULTANT Schumann Consult DISCOVERY PROJECT MANAGER Baseline Project Management DISCOVERY TECHNICAL CONSULTANT MWK Engineering MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO Construction PHOTOGRAPHY Dave Southwood Courtesy of Discovery 38 Discovery Sable Park

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