PROJECT FEATURE
STATS SA
STATS SA Tswhane
DESIGN & CONSRUCT ENTITY Stats SA D & C Joint Venture
PRIVATE PARTY Dipalopalo Concession
OPERATIONS ENTITY Dipalopalo FM Solutions
ARCHITECTS IN A JV GLH Architects Terra Ether Architects
PROJECT MANAGERS IN A JV GLH Architects Terra Ether Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR RLB Pentad Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL , CIVIL & FAÇADE ENGINEER Pure Consulting
TRAFFIC ENGINEER EDS Engineering Design Services
MECHANICAL ENGINEER C3 Climate Control Consulting
ELECTRICAL , ELECTRONIC & SECURITY CONSULTANT One Zero Consulting
WET SERVICES CKR Consulting Engineers
FIRE CONSULTANT TWCE Fire Services
LIFT AUDITOR Willem du Toit Lift Auditor
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT Linspace
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANT Solid Green Consulting
HERITAGE ARCHITECT Jonathan Stone Architect
INTERIOR DESIGNER GLHi
SPACE PLANNER Paragon Interface Architects
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Daniel Rebel Landscape Architects
MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO
A new campus for the Department of Statistics South Africa ( Stats SA ) was recently completed near Freedom Park , Tshwane . The architects of the development are Grosskopff Lombart Huyberechts and Associates ( GLH ) in a joint venture with Terra Ether .
The urban design approach and architectural concept for Stats SA was conceptualised and designed by the architects , together with the integrated input of the multidisciplinary consultants of the Dipalopalo Consortium . A comprehensive analysis of the site and its context established the development of a structured masterplan for the campus , under which the integrated design response was developed .
AN ARCHITECTURAL PHILOSOPHY : REPRESENTING STATISTICS IN THE AFRICAN LANDSCAPE The primary design philosophy for the new home of Stats SA is to reflect the role of department in a South African context in a clearly legible way . This expression gives form to the activities of the Department , communicating an unmistakeable identity to the public and engendering pride and ownership in their surroundings for the staff of the Department . A new headquarters for Stats SA designed in this way clearly enables the Department to achieve its vision and mission in a firm and functional facility which actualises the philosophical ambitions of the Department in a modest and appropriate manner .
To accomplish this , besides the technical and functional motivators ever present in successful built environment design , the role of symbolic elements was key in the conceptualisation of the campus . The keys to this symbolism were taken from the client brief and are expressed in a collective whole – the sum of which is far greater than any of the singular parts .
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