BP
HEAD OFFICE
BP HEAD OFFICE V & A Waterfront , Cape Town
EMPLOYER V & A Waterfront
CLIENT BP Southern Africa
ARCHITECTS KrugerRoos Architects in association with Joshua Conrad Architects
DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT , SPACE PLANNING & INTERIOR DESIGN Alex Robertson Associates – Architects
ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHITECT Green by Design
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Letchmiah Daya Varachhia
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ( JV ) LC Consulting Orrie Welby-Solomon PD Naidoo & Associates
FAÇADE ENGINEER LC Consulting
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER SolutionStation Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ( JV ) Basil Nair & Associates Spoormaker & Partners
PLUMBING & DRAINAGE CONSULTANT Benatar Consulting
TRAFFIC CONSULTANT HHO Africa
FIRE PROTECTION CONSULTANT Bramley & Associates
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS OvP Associates
MAIN CONTRACTOR Grinaker-LTA Building Cape
PHOTOGRAPHY Fiona Barclay Smith
In 1997 , BP moved from the Revel Fox designed BP tower block in Thibault Square into temporary accommodation in the old converted Stuttafords department store to await the construction of a new building on the old power station site on Cape Town ’ s foreshore . Perhaps this was a blessing in disguise when this site fell , as by the time the next initiative to find a new home was set in motion , BP had developed a new approach to what they wanted from their head office office , where it should be and how it should be built .
BP Brand Position BP internationally had been on a journey of change to build a company that sets the highest environmental , social and ethical standards . BP ’ s Helios brand position ‘ beyond petroleum ’ emphasising four brand values ‘ innovation , progressive , performance and green ’ is recognised in the industry as a significant departure from traditional industry values .
Given BP ’ s emphasis on sustainability , their approach , when commissioning new offices , was simply that their offices would have an impact on the environment , so it follows that if they make them and use them in a more sustainable way that impact will be minimised .
The Development In May 2002 , BP appointed Alex Robertson Associates Architects to assist with the selection of a new site and to develop a brief for the building and , later , to act as development consultant , space planner and interior designer . The site selection was
The brief called for a low-rise campus type sustainable building set in a green environment with inspirational open-plan office space
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