area was increased by a three-storey 19,000m 2 and a two level parking facility , accommodating 750 vehicles . Africon was appointed to carry out the geotechnical investigation , provision of bulk civil services , upgrading and extension of the open ground level parking and in association with the De Villiers Partnership , the design and construction monitoring of the development .
Challenges that had to be met included building over a potential fault line and old municipal swimming pool site . Due to limited space , the building was constructed butting onto the existing structure , which complicated foundation designs .
In the new development , the architectural designs allowed for the integration and extension of some of the existing shops . The structural
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