ETV
HEAD OFFICE
ETV HEAD OFFICE Cape Town
CLIENTS & DEVELOPERS ETV Sabido Properties
ARCHITECT Peerutin Architects
PROJECT MANAGER SIP Project Managers
QUANTITY SURVEYOR LDM Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Henry Fagan & Partners
CIVIL ENGINEER BVI Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC SERVICES RWP Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL , WET SERVICES & RATIONAL FIRE DESIGN Sutherland
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER M van Wieringen Consulting
LIFT CONSULTANT Sutherland
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT Sillito Environmental Consulting
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Frontline SHEQ
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT SRL South Africa
HERITAGE CONSULTANT Ashley Lillie
TRAFFIC CONSULTANT Zutari
SECURITY CONSULTANT Martin Peterson & Associates
TOWN PLANNER Tommy Brümmer Town Planners
LAND SURVEYOR Trevor Stander
MAIN CONTRACTOR Concor ( formerly Murray & Roberts Construction )
PHOTOGRAPHY Fiona Barclay Smith
Peerutin Architects were commissioned by ETV in early 2011 to explore the development potential of a recently acquired 6,675m 2 site in the Gardens area of Cape Town , in close proximity to Roeland Street and Parliament .
ARCHITECT ’ S REPORT ETV is a rapidly growing , free-to-air television station nationwide and , therefore , central to the brief for the feasibility study , was the requirement to relocate and house the station ’ s Cape Town operations at movein and to accommodate their needs well into the future .
ETV was housed , from its inception , in the historic landmark building known as Longkloof Studios in the Gardens area . In the years since inception , ETV had enjoyed exponential growth within the walls of Longkloof but were rapidly outgrowing their available space . Technology had also made significant advances over the years and it was becoming clear that new , bespoke and state-of-the-art premises were becoming necessary to ensure the station ’ s continued growth and relevance in the approaching digital era .
In addition , the proposals needed to make room for multiple tenancies as well as a possible phased construction sequencing . The site was , therefore , divided into two distinct phases . While Planning Permission has been granted for both phases , only Phase 1 has been completed to date , while Phase 2 is under consideration for a possible start on site in early 2016 .
To facilitate this process , a highly experienced professional team was assembled that included Project Managers SIP , Peerutin Architects , Tommy Brummer Town Planners , Henry Fagan Engineers and Sutherland Engineers among others , capably directed by the ETV management duo of Marcel Golding and Bronwyn Keane-Young .
Site Erf 6315 , Cape Town , is an L-shaped , 6,675m 2 brownfield site in the Upper Gardens area , on the fringes of the Cape Town CBD . It is bordered by Roeland Street , De Villiers Street and Stirling Street . Historically , the land was fully occupied by light commercial buildings typical of the earlier character of the region . The change in usage from industrial to commercial has resulted in a gentrification of use in keeping with similar developments in the area such as nearby Wembley Square . The site is accessed from all three streets and , from its elevated position , enjoys sweeping views across the city in all directions and back to Table Mountain in the south-east .
Design Concept Early design discussions quickly highlighted the notion that ‘ growing up ’ in the raw , industrial character of the Longkloof building had a significant influence on the collective psyche of the ETV management and staff . While earlier design explorations tested lighter , cleaner and more contemporary expressions of commercial architec-
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