Architect and Builder MAY 2022 | VOLUME 73 | ISSUE 3
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MAY 2022 | VOLUME 73 | ISSUE 3
COVER : NICOL CORNER | PHOTO BY MALAN KOTZE
EDITORIAL
After two years of pretty much putting our lives on hold due to Covid , I am hopeful that we can now look forward to a new start , although one that has been left with long term changes brought about by living through a pandemic .
For the commercial built environment sector we have to address the new normal of hybrid working and how that effects future office developments . Is the work from home and office trend forced upon us something that is here to stay and how does that affect the types of buildings we design ?
As regular load shedding becomes another new normal in South Africa , we are also forced to adapt the way we live and work and although it is detrimental to our economic development , as with Covid , load shedding is forcing us to have urgent conversations about sustainable energy options and put pressure on government to open up more alternative energy project bidding windows and reduce the red tape involved . The money is there to be invested . Will constant load shedding finally force the government ’ s hand ? Encouraging signs from both the cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg indicate that they are forging their own sustainable energy paths which can ’ t come soon enough .
PROJECTS
24 IKUSASA , 7 PARKS BOULEVARD Named Ikusasa , the Zulu word for future , office space on four floors and three levels of parking is the new home for Anglo American ’ s Global Services division .
34 16ONBREE 16onBree is a 36-storey mixed-use development located on Bree Street and is the tallest residential building in Cape Town to date .
42 THE ROCKEFELLER Lead by MLB Architects , the design underwent a number of iterations to ensure the optimum mix of living , working and entertainment all under one offering .
54 NICOL CORNER Located in the heart of Bedfordview , careful thought and consideration have gone into creating the iconic design of the new IUM building .
68 NETCARE ALBERTON HOSPITAL This recently completed hospital , designed by A3 Architects Johannesburg , is the amalgamation of two existing hospitals , the Union and the Clinton hospitals .
INTERIORS
78 WEBHELP Interior Design firm thinkspace were approached to design the interiors for Webhelp ’ s new KZN Contact Centre at Ridgeside in uMhlanga .
DEPARTMENTS
4 NEWS WATCH 8 PHOTOGRAPHER FOCUS : Juané Venter
10 COMPANY WATCH : Sunflex SA 14 FEATURE ARTICLE : Heavy Rains Focus More Attention on Floodlines
Louise Fenner Publisher and Editor louisef @ archibuild . co . za
18 PROJECT WATCH 76 INTERIOR WATCH 82 ADVERTISERS , SUBSCRIPTION & CONTACT INFORMATION
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