GLOBAL ROOFING SOLUTIONS METAL CLADDING CATEGORY WINNER New Office for Statistics South Africa
The cladding to the New Head Office for Statistics SA, winner of the Global Roofing Solutions Metal Cladding Category at Steel Awards 2016, accentuates the strong geometric lines of the building.
“ Over and above its aesthetic appeal is the innovative use of metal side cladding on a commercial building, which is most unusual these days. It is also unusual and interesting because, on this state of the art modern building, we have a profile used that dates back to the 1960s. Another thing that impressed me was the incredible quality of the workmanship. In this type of an application, you really have to pay attention to the detail, or the cladding will look very tacky very quickly.” – Dennis White,
Director, SAMCRA( The Southern African Metal Cladding and Roofing Association)
The Stats SA project consists of new offices and an archive building. Roof and side cladding is 0.58mm thick galvanised Z200 GRS Brownbuilt 406 profiled sheeting with standard Chromadek finish one side and standard backing coat to other side. Sheeting colours include Dove Grey, Dark Dolphin and Charcoal. Insulation used over purlin on roof and sides were 40mm thick white faced Lambdaboard and Sisalation 405.
The site was extremely congested and installation programme duration very short. The buildings were high, with lots of angles and direction changes on sides. Underslung sheeting in long lengths in Brownbuilt 406 profile tapered with angles. The architect requested concealed-fix flashings. In order to address these challenges, the main contractor assisted with cranage and special scaffolding. Another solution included the design of special clip-on flashings.
What makes this project special is that all roof sheeting, side cladding and soffit sheeting is concealed-fix sheeting. The majority of flashings were concealed-fix or designed to hide fasteners. The most impressive technical aspect of this project is the underslung Brownbuilt 406 profiled sheeting and special flashings.
Client / Owner / Developer: Dipalopalo Architect: GLH Architects – Terra Ether JV Structural Engineer: Pure Consulting Quantity Surveyor: RLB Pentad Project Manager: GLH Project Manager Main Contractor: STATS SA JV Steelwork Contractor and Nominator: Cadcon Structural Steel Detailer: Mondo Cané Cladding Contractor: Tate and Nicholson Metal Cladding Supplier: Global Roofing Solutions Paintwork: Dram Industrial Painter
78 Steel Awards