Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2013

PROJECT BLUE ROUTE MALL Tokai, Western Cape DEVELOPER Fountainhead (Redefine) PRINCIPAL AGENT & PROJECT MANAGER BFH de Jager ARCHITECTS Louis Karol Architects QUANTITY SURVEYORS MLC Quantity Surveyors CONSULTING ENGINEERS: STRUCTURAL & CIVIL Aurecon ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC QDP Lighting & Electrical Design MECHANICAL & WET SERVICES 4em Consulting LIFT CONSULTANT 4em Consulting GEOTECHNICAL SRK Consulting Engineers TRAFFIC Aurecon Trafficon PARKING CONSULTANT BMS System Consultancy Omniwest International Blue Route Mall TOKAI, WESTERN CAPE B lue Route Mall seeks to set itself apart from established centres that use traditionally themed architecture as a design crutch. The designers set out to achieve a new, almost futuristic, design palette which promises that the Cape Town Southern Suburbs’ best years still lie firmly ahead. A MODERN RECONSTRUCTION – ARCHITECTS’ COMMENT The Case for Demolition With its origins in the late 1960s and early 70s, Blue Route Mall - then Town & Country - was one of South Africa’s very first major shopping centres. It became an integral part of the life of Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs and South Peninsula, being upgraded and expanded incrementally to suit changing times and meet the need for increased capacity. However, by 2009 it was clear that a major intervention was required, not only to modernise what had become a rather dated centre, but to win back the clientele that had migrated to the competition over the years. To make matters worse, the deteriorating condition of the decades-old roof sheeting could not be resolved without major disruption, since all services (such as A/C and electrics) were structurally supported from it. RATIONAL FIRE DESIGN & FIRE PROTECTION Bramley & Associates HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Comprac Western Cape LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT ARG Design TOWN PLANNING CNdV Africa GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANT Agama Energy ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Sillito Environmental Consulting PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Orion Project Managers MAIN CONTRACTOR Aveng Grinaker-LTA Coastal TEXT Robert Silke & Anneli Visser of Louis Karol; QDP Lighting and Electrical Design; ARG Design 34 Blue Route Mall

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