Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2014 | Page 3

Architect and Builder CONTENTS SERVING THE BUILDING WORLD FOR 65 YE ARS November/December 2014 Volume 65 • Issue 6 Cover Photo: GLH & Associates Architects DEPARTMENTS 4 EDITORIAL PROJECTS 6 NEWS WATCH 22 90 GRAYSTON 12 COMPANY WATCH: MLC Quantity Surveyors 16 PROJECT WATCH 66 OUR ADVERTISERS 16 The distinctive and ever changing façade of 90 Grayston is set to establish this building as a Sandton landmark. 34 QUAYS Although the architectural tone is modern, an intentional sense of historic progression and growth is represented by changes in colour and massing and the variations in the fabric of the buildings. 40 TRAM STREET Achieving maximum rentable building area on a small site, was a major design challenge. The design solution is a compact plan form with a vertical extension up to the limit of height restrictions. 46 RUIMSIG CENTRE An example of a successful upgrade that transformed an outdated community shopping centre into an attractive retail destination. SUBSCRIPTIONS South Africa One Year Two Years R375 R680 International One Year R950 Two Years R1,700 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Email: [email protected] or visit us online: www.archibuild.co.za 3 34 FEATURES 53 STEEL AWARDS 2014 Steel Awards 2014, which took place in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban on 18th September 2014, were hosted by the Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC). Contents