BLUE ROUTE MALL
BLUE ROUTE MALL Tokai , Cape Town
DEVELOPER Fountainhead ( Redefine Properties )
PRINCIPAL AGENT & PROJECT MANAGER BFH de Jager
ARCHITECTS Louis Karol Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC Quantity Surveyors
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Aurecon ( now Zutari )
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC QDP Lighting & Electrical Design
MECHANICAL & WET SERVICES 4em Consulting
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER SRK Consulting Engineers
TRAFFIC ENGINEERS Aurecon Trafficon
PARKING CONSULTANT BMS System Consultancy Omniwest International
RATIONAL FIRE DESIGN & FIRE PROTECTION Bramley & Associates
LIFT CONSULTANT 4em Consulting
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Comprac Western Cape
LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT ARG Design
TOWN PLANNING CNDV Landscape Architects
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANT Agama Energy
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Sillito Environmental Consulting
PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT Orion Project Managers
MAIN CONTRACTOR Aveng Grinaker-LTA Coastal
Blue Route Mall seeks to set itself apart from established centres that use traditionally themed architecture as a design crutch . The designers set out to achieve a new , almost futuristic , design palette which promises that the Cape Town Southern Suburbs ’ best years still lie firmly ahead .
A MODERN RECONSTRUCTION – ARCHITECTS ’ COMMENT The Case for Demolition With its origins in the late 1960s and early 70s , Blue Route Mall - then Town & Country - was one of South Africa ’ s very first major shopping centres . It became an integral part of the life of Cape Town ’ s Southern Suburbs and South Peninsula , being upgraded and expanded incrementally to suit changing times and meet the need for increased capacity .
However , by 2009 it was clear that a major intervention was required , not only to modernise what had become a rather dated centre , but to win back the clientele that had migrated to the competition over the years .
To make matters worse , the deteriorating condition of the decades-old roof sheeting could not be resolved without major disruption , since all services ( such as A / C and electrics ) were structurally supported from it .
390 Blue Route Mall