Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2013 | Page 65

COMMENDATION – MINING &
INDUSTRIAL CATEGORY
Illovo Sugar Distribution
Warehouse, Pietermaritzburg
According to the judges, the lasting
impression of this project is “the size, the
obvious and well thought-out structural
systems, the cleanliness and tidiness and a
warehouse which is light and airy”.
This 42,500m² warehouse is fitted with six
20t overhead cranes spanning 32m clear to
handle bulk sugar storage. In addition, there
is 1,000m² of high quality office facilities.
The warehouse has a clear eaves height of
18m with lattice trusses spanning 35m clear.
The supporting lattice girders span 32m
clear, creating large open areas allowing for
narrow aisle and wide aisle racking layouts.
The judges noted that from a structural
engineering perspective, walking through
the warehouse and looking at the roof
structure one cannot but note that this
was a team that really understood the way
structures behave. “They used all the tricks
available to the good engineer to improve
a structure. Some of these included long
continuous spans in both directions, raised
roofs in parts and interesting lacing system
to the latticed crane columns.”
An outstanding feature of this warehouse
is the entrance canopy, which is clearly
a superb architectural touch. Using the
circular hollow sections for columns, the
effect of representing sugar cane growing in
the field is achieved. “A touch of difference
and excellence for an industrial project,” the
judges said.
In awarding this project a commendation
in the mining and industrial category
the judges commented that the project
displays “superb knowledge of structural
engineering and a great understanding of
the clients brief and the processes involved”.
“The entire project truly displayed
excellence in the use of steelwork,”
they concluded.

ADVERTISERS ON THIS FEATURE:
SA Institute of Steel Construction
Institute
Basil Read Buildings
Developer/Owner
EDS Engineering Design Services
Consulting Structural, Civil &
Transportation Engineers
Elphick Proome Architects
Architects
Global Roofing Solutions
Roof Sheeting Manufacturers
Impact Engineering
Steelwork Contractors & Detailers
Linda Ness Associates
Consulting Structural Engineer
Norval Wentzel Steinberg
Quantity Surveyors
Paragon Architects
Architects
Pentad Quantity Surveyors
Quantity Surveyors
Pure Consulting
Consulting Structural Civil
and Facade Engineers
Robor
Steel Tube & Pipe Manufacturer
Tass Engineering
Steelwork Contractor
TJ Architects
Architects
Tiber Bonvec Construction
Main Contractor in a JV with
WBHO Construction
WBHO Construction
Main Contractor in a JV with
Tiber Bonvec Construction
Zenprop Property Holdings
Developer/Owner

Developer/Owner:
Collins Property Projects
Architect:
TC Design Architects
Structural Engineer:
EDS Engineers Design Services
Quantity Surveyor:
MHS Consulting
Project Manager:
TC Design Project Management
Main Contractor:
Armstrong Construction/Industrial Leases
Steelwork Contractors:
Cadcon, A. Leita Steel Construction
Detailers/ Detailing Company:
Monde Cané
Steel Awards

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