Sable Park: A Plascon 360 ° Partnership Project
Sable Park, one of the newest additions to the Rabie Property Group’ s stable of commercial developments, sets a new benchmark for contemporary and environmentally friendly buildings in the Bridgeways precinct of Century City, Cape Town.
Featuring numerous interior and exterior green aspects and a shifting orientation which maximises on views and natural light, the building’ s green status is reinforced by the utilisation of Plascon’ s premium quality low VOC( Volatile organic compound) paint products to ensure a healthy indoor environment.
Photo by David Southwood
The 5-Star Green Star Rated project was designed by architects, dhk, whose vision was to create an open and transparent work environment with strong inward and outward visual links. Consisting of two wings with a central core and a full height atrium bringing light into the centre, the result is a flexible, energy efficient office space.“ The design was inspired by the world of cinematography, with the framing and capturing of spaces clearly evident in the final product. The composition is designed as a series of complex‘ moments’ which together create a simple arrangement,” said dhk associate director, Henry Abosi.
As a Plascon 360 ° Partnership Project, Plascon provided an holistic coatings solution to fully embrace the project’ s requirements. At the helm was Plascon Architectural Sales Consultant, Llynith Davids and one of Plascon’ s preferred applicators, Whiteheads Headline Projects, to assist the architect in identifying the project’ s needs and successfully steer the product specification and application. Davids says,“ We worked closely with dhk architects, together with the painting contractor to ensure we had the right specifications and product that would suit the harsh Century City climate and ensure the building’ s 5-Star Green Star Rating was maintained.”
Century City is prone to high summer temperatures and low winter temperatures as well as heavy wind and rain.“ There is a lot of contraction and expansion present in the buildings which need an effective, waterproof paint barrier to guard against winddriven rain, wind borne salts and possible hairline cracks which are caused during construction when the plaster dries to soon,” says Davids.
Plascon Professional Elastoshield was applied on the development’ s exterior walls to help guard against these coastal elements. Davids adds,“ We went with the Fibreguard technology of Plascon Professional Elastoshield because it’ s flexible, durable and a weatherproof water-based coating with micro-fibres to withstand repeated contraction and expansion over fine cracks. Other exterior surfaces were painted with Plascon’ s Professional Super Matt, a smooth finish, water-based, high cover and durable matt acrylic paint. This weatherproof paint was used under the sills to withstand coastal weather conditions.
As a member of the Green Building Council of South Africa( GBCSA), Plascon has a wide range of Premium and Professional Products that are eco-kind with low VOC levels within the GBCSA standards for green building ratings. For Sable Park’ s interior walls, a Professional Superior Low Sheen product was used over Plascon’ s Professional Waterbased Gypsum Sealer which created a continuous film to cover.“ This durable and washable product with low VOC emissions is perfect for an office development ensuring a fresh, clean and hygienic working environment,” says Davids.
Because the Sable Park coatings project was conducted as part of Plascon’ s 360 ° Partnership Pledge, a Plascon Product Guarantee was issued on completion.“ As part of our Partnership Pledge and working closely with our preferred applicator, through regular site visits, we have been able to offer a coatings service that adds value to this property investment by extending its life expectancy and contributing to the bottom line. Through our low VOC emissions products, we were able to enhance its green aspects which also aligns with our green philosophy to be sustainable and environmentally conscious,” concludes Davids.
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