BIGEN AFRICA
@ THE INNOVATION HUB
BIGEN AFRICA @ THE INNOVATION HUB Pretoria
CLIENT Bigen Africa Group Holdings
ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
PROJECT MANAGER Pro Arnan
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Pentad
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Bigen Africa
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEER Spoormaker & Partners
FIRE ENGINEER Chimera Fire
PLUMBING ENGINEER Ramsden Consulting
SPACE PLANNER DSGN Design
MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Courtesy of Boogertman + Partners
Bigen Africa is one of the leading consulting engineering practices in South Africa and has won numerous awards including the SAACE Business Excellence Award for 5 years in a row . It has also won the Sustainable Growth Award in 2005 , as well as the PMR Golden Arrow award for the highest regarded large consulting engineering firm in 2000 and was also one of the SA top 500 best management companies .
The company ’ s head quarters are located in Pretoria and due to the sustained growth a new head office building was required . One of the biggest challenges facing the consulting engineering industry is the attraction and retention of very scarce professional skills . International studies have shown that the right working environment can substantially contribute to attracting and retaining young talent . The brief given to Boogertman + Partners Architects was to design a new head office for Bigen Africa that reflects the progressive image of the company , and a working environment that employees would look forward to working in . Bigen Africa wanted a building that would maximise interaction between teams and allow for the projected growth of staff .
On completion of the building , it was evident that expectations were exceeded . Bigen Africa received a corporate head office that is progressive , especially in the engineering environment .
The new R59 million offices for leading consulting engineering group , Bigen Africa , were officially opened by Minister Trevor Manuel at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria in April 2007
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