BLU BIRD
BLU BIRD Birnam
DEVELOPERS & CLIENT Capensis Investments 193
ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
PROJECT MANAGER SIP Project Managers
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEER Pure Consulting
CIVIL ENGINEER Arup
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Standard Electrical
MECHANICAL ENGINEER WSP in Africa
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER Arup
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Archland Design Studios
MAIN CONTRACTOR Tri-Star Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Courtesy of Boogertman + Partners
The shopping centre is the result of the creative foresight and investment of a client whose desired function for the site evolved over a four year period from a filling station into a small convenient centre located in the residential suburb of Birnam , east of Wanderers cricket ground , Johannesburg . Six suburban stands bordering on Lymington Park were consolidated and rezoned , and together with the establishment of future road networks on its immediate northern boundary , a highly intricate spatial planning and design challenge evolved .
TRANSPORTATION & CIVIL ENGINEER ’ S REPORT Arup were commissioned by Blu Bird to undertake a Traffic Impact Assessment for the new shopping centre which was integrated with a previous Melrose Arch Traffic Study and that of the proposed new road through Winston Ridge Park . Significant alterations to Athol Oaklands Road were recommended resulting from this combined analysis .
Arup were further engaged for implementing alterations to Athol Oaklands Road and the provision of a portion of the new road through Winston Ridge Park to facilitate access to the shopping centre . The widening required the diversion of water reticulation and major Telkom services . Although the new junction with Athol Oaklands Road is
The building forms a relationship between the user and the external context by means of its location and orientation towards the public park , offering a unique setting and experience against a backdrop of a clean and unpretentious design aesthetic
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