SHG HOUSE
SHG HOUSE Foreshore , Cape Town
CLIENT Fairy Glen Properties
DEVELOPERS Ikwezi Investment Trust in a JV with Meridian Property Holdings
PROJECT MANAGER & PRINCIPAL AGENT AJC Architects & Project Managers
ARCHITECTS SKA Architects Joshua & Joshua Architects
INTERIOR DESIGN Inhouse Design Studio
QUANTITY SURVEYORS Turner & Townsend Narker & Associates
CIVIL ENGINEER KFD Wilkinson
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AKi International
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Arcus Gibb
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Ubunye Engineering Services
RATIONAL FIRE ENGINEER Keith Fletcher Associates
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER Kantey & Templer
TRANSPORT ENGINEER A3 Transportation Engineers
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Chittenden Nicks de Villiers
CONSULTANT TO SHG De Leeuw Cape Town
CONSULTANTS Orion Project Managers
MAIN CONTRACTOR Concor ( formerly Murray & Roberts Construction )
PHOTOGRAPHY Fiona Barclay Smith
The site was awarded to Ikwezi Investment Trust and Meridian Property Holdings after an open public tender in October 2000 . The completed development is not only the first meaningful BEE development in the precinct , but also represents the largest speculative new office development undertaken in the CBD for some time .
The Urban Design Approach The site is situated in an important growth node within the CBD of Cape Town . Its position terminates the north east axis of Loop Street and it forms the south east boundary of North Wharf Square , an important urban room . The design team felt that the building should relate both to the existing city fabric as well as the new developments surrounding North Wharf Square . The reduced height of the north east façade of the building acknowledges the activities on North Wharf Square and is of a more human scale , with its detached glazed canopy . The tower element of the building is positioned on axis with Loop Street , which is a one way street in a north easterly direction .
The tower element becomes the focal point of the building from most directions due to its height and position relative to the curved office façade . The curved office façade
The building achieves the objective of providing an identity in keeping with SHG ’ s cutting edge corporate image
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