Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa January/February 2014 | Página 16

PROJECTVIEW
NEW HEAD OFFICES FOR
WEBBER WENTZEL

Construction of new offices on
90 Rivonia, Sandton, Gauteng,
is
underway.
The
34,500m2
development will be divided into
two wings, one wing of 26,000m2
will be occupied by Webber
Wentzel Attorneys and the other
will be developed for its future
expansion. The office will have 7
parking levels with 3 entrances
and exits off Rivonia Road and
Katherine Street with 7 office levels
above. The existing offices on the
site are to be demolished.
Developer: Redefine Holdings
Project Managers:
SIP Project Managers
Architects: Grosskopff Lombart
& Huyberechts Associates
QS: Brian Heineberg & Associates
Consulting Engineers:
Civil & Structural: Pure Consulting
Electrical:
CKR Consulting Engineers
Mechanical:
Adaptive Resource Engineering
Interior Designers: Head Interiors
Main Contractor:
Group Five Construction
Value: R895 million
Commencement: November 2013
Completion: End 2014
(Leads to Business & Databuild)

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NEW OFFICE DEVELOPMENT, TOKAI, CAPE TOWN
The suburb of Tokai in Cape Town is enjoying a boom following the recent refurbishment
of the well known landmark The Blue Route Shopping Centre. Meredith Harington
Chartered Accountants have operated from the 2,397m2 site directly over the road from
this shopping centre for many years, and had decided to demolish the unremarkable
building that served their practice and develop this high profile site into ‘A’ grade offices
for themselves as anchor tenants and space for other compatible professional tenants
as well.
The 1,965m2 two-storied development consists of semi-submerged on-site parking,
with a 996m2 ground and 945m2 first floor offices above it, in keeping with the scale of the
existing urban edge between the busy commercial Tokai road and the residential suburb
south of the site.
The contemporary architecture features articulated corners with a large glazed areas
offering sweeping views of the Constantia mountains, sliding aluminium sun-screens and
fenestrations, façade rock-clad panels, a large glazed double-volume entrance and the
floor plate design maximises tenant subdivision options and m2 size permutations.
Sustainability aspects include the use of recycled concrete bricks, ‘shade offering’
roof-eaves and tree planting, ‘PPR’ type water supply-pipe-work, recyclable steel
sheet roofing, l.e.d lighting throughout (including in the office area’s suspended
ceilings ), motion-detector-switched lighting and a/c, individual electrical metering of
tenant’s consumption, ‘Solar Vu’ solar glass, ceiling insulation to comply with the XA
regulations, etc.
The development will be an exciting contribution to the urban edge of Tokai road and
will become a landmark to the anchor tenant and simultaneously a commercial success
to the developer.
Developers:
Soundprops 113 cc
Architects:
MWLF Architects
Quantity Surveyors:
De Leeuw Group
Consulting Engineers:
Structural & Civil:
Graham Lowden Consulting Engineers
Electrical:
Rawlins Wales Cape

Health & Safety:
Safetycon cc
Land Surveyors:
Adrian Geach Land Surveyors
Anchor Tenant:
Meredith Harington, Chartered
Accountants and Business Advisors
Main Contractor:
Lovemore & Company
Commencement: October 2013
Completion: July 2014

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