JINDAL AFRICA
HEAD OFFICE
JINDAL AFRICA Bryanston , Johannesburg
CLIENT Jindal Africa
PROJECT MANAGER NB Property Solutions
ARCHITECT & INTERIOR ARCHITECT KMH Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR BWR Quantity Surveyors
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS L & S Consulting Quad Africa Consulting
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WSP in Africa Graeme Page Consulting Engineers
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT The Gardeners
MAIN CONTRACTOR Probest Projects
Jindal Africa is a part of Indian multinational conglomerate Jindal Steel and Power Limited ( JSPL ), which in turn is part of the US $ 18 billion , diversified O . P . Jindal Group . This industrial conglomerate is a leading player globally in the steel , power , mining , coal to liquid , oil & gas , and infrastructure sectors . Jindal recognises that Africa is endowed with great mineral wealth and hardworking committed people . As part of their foothold and expansion in Africa , Jindal Africa decided that a bespoke head office was required in Johannesburg , to replace their rental offices which had served their needs since around 2008 .
Principal Agent & Project Manager , Nicky Butler of NB Property Solutions , was commissioned to assist with a rigorous selection process for the architects and design of the new head office . A limited competition was launched , first to establish competencies , and then to submit design approaches for a short-listed group of practices . KMH Architects was selected as the architect for the project following this process , which also involved Mr . Naveen Jindal himself , the Chairman , as the final adjudicator .
A key element of the design brief was that the project should be designed around Vastu Shastra principles . Vastu Shastra is an ancient system of design and construction
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