MARITIME
SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
MARITIME SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE Durban
CLIENT KZN Department of Education
PRINCIPAL AGENT MPAMOT
ARCHITECT Giarc Designs
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Crane Group Consulting
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER MPAMOT
ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL & FIRE ENGINEER Thabile Engineering
LAND SURVEYORS ET Bikitsha Land Surveyors
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Nemai Consulting
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER Geosure
MAIN CONTRACTOR GVK-Siya Zama
MARITIME ENGINEER PRDW Africa
PHOTOGRAPHY Grant Pitcher
Situated on Durban’ s North Beach, where the city grid meets the Indian Ocean and the industrial scale of the harbour begins to dominate the skyline, the KZN Maritime School of Excellence, developed by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, represents far more than another secondary school campus. Designed by Giarc Designs, the school is an ambitious attempt to align architecture, education and the future of South Africa’ s ocean economy within a single purpose-built environment
The pioneering boarding school, unprecedented in the province, represents the culmination of a 17-year vision spearheaded by dedicated members of the Department of Education. Conceived as a state-of-the-art maritime-focused institution, the campus aims to establish a new benchmark for specialised secondary education in South Africa, integrating advanced technologies and experiential learning environments to
Conceived as a state-of-the-art maritime-focused institution, the campus aims to establish a new benchmark for specialised secondary education in South Africa
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