PROJECT FEATURE
NO 5 SILO
NO 5 SILO V & A Waterfront
DEVELOPER / CLIENT V & A Waterfront
OPERATIONS MANAGERS V & A Waterfront
PRINCIPAL AGENT Mace Management Services
ARCHITECTS Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects Jacobs Parker Architects in a JV
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Arup
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Worley Parsons
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER & TRAFFIC GIBB
RATIONAL FIRE DESIGN Sutherland
LIFT CONSULTANTS Solutions for Elevating
SUSTAINABILITY Arup
LANDSCAPING ( ROOF ) Planning Partners
WET SERVICES Arup
HEALTH & SAFETY Eco-Safety
FAÇADE ENGINEER Arup
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT SRL South Africa
LAND SURVEYORS David Hellig & Abrahamse
INTERIOR DESIGN ( PWC ) Formist ( Formerly Interior + Architecture Inc )
INTERIOR DESIGN ( END USER ) Collaboration
ICA Matrix Consulting Services
MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY VDMMA Riaan West
The Silo District has taken shape around one of the city ’ s most prominent industrial relics , the 1921 grain silo complex , that has now been reinvented as the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa . The client , the V & A Waterfront , wanted to create a vibrant , mixed-use and sustainable district that would combine residential , office , leisure and retail opportunities as well as creating a pedestrian-friendly link between the Waterfront and the city .
No 5 Silo within the District No 5 Silo is the third building in the District to be completed and was designed by VDMMA Architects in collaboration with Jacobs Parker Architects . The prime requirement was for new office space to increase the client ’ s commercial office rental stock , but also to extend the sustainable and public nature of the precinct .
The precinct plan provided for an open shaft of public urban space between No 5 and the future No 6 , named the Boulevard , starting from the south façade of the historical grain silo building and extending to South Arm Road . Entry for pedestrians was required from this open shaft of space to the West of the building , but also from the basements ( a shuttle lift ) and from the South and East to the newly created external urban Public Realm .
Design No 5 Silo therefore became pedestrian permeable , with a public street and arcade allowing access to and through the building from all sides . The intent is that the building be accessible and public , but also easing access from the bus stop and from
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