THE TOWERS
THE TOWERS Cape Town
CLIENT Redefine Properties
PROJECT MANAGER BFH de Jager
FAÇADE ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
PARKADE & PUBLIC AREA ARCHITECT Smuts & Boyes
INTERIOR ARCHITECT JLB Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR LDM Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Zutari
MECHANICAL ENGINEER BVI Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER QDP Lighting & Electrical Design
LIFT ENGINEER Solutions for Elevating
FIRE CONSULTANT SolutionStation Consulting Engineers
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Frontline SHEQ
ENVIRONMENTAL Ecosence
BUILDING MANAGEMENT First Air
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Square One
INTERIORS - REDEFINE Source Interior Brand Architecture
MAIN CONTRACTOR Concor ( formerly Murray & Roberts Construction )
PHOTOGRAPHY Adam Letch Inge Prins Photography Infrastructurephotos ( Aerial )
The redevelopment of The Standard Bank Building , now known as The Towers , on Cape Town ’ s Foreshore ranks as one of the most important and ambitious refurbishments in the City for decades . Redefine Properties Limited have invested heavily in a project that appears to have been the catalyst for the renaissance of the dated Foreshore precinct .
Developmental Background Developers , Redefine Properties Limited , started looking at various concepts relating to the redevelopment of what was then known as the Standard Bank Building more than five years ago . The reason for the decision was two-fold :
Parking The existing parking within the building was inadequate for the requirements of the numerous high profile , A Grade tenants . With an original GLA of approximately 57,000m 2 , the parking ratio was less than 1 per 100 .
Options for the extension of the parking included a subterranean excavation underneath Hertzog Boulevard . Although the City of Cape Town was prepared to work with Redefine on this proposal , the fact that the excavation would have essentially amounted to a ‘ mining ’ operation , made this option non-viable .
The fins on the façade reinforce the dynamic nature of elevation
382 The Towers