Architect and Builder SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 73 | ISSUE 5
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SEPTEMBER 2022 | VOLUME 73 | ISSUE 5
COVER : SPAREPRO | PHOTO BY REINIER HARMSE
EDITORIAL
The rather dire situation at Eskom and the consequently escalating levels of load shedding are increasingly becoming a cause for alarm and an emergency on a national scale . The situation is of great concern , effecting us all both privately and professionally , with Eskom ’ s future as a fossil fuel based energy provider in long term jeopardy .
However , just as the Russian / Ukrainian war ’ s interruption of gas supplies to Europe is causing its own crisis , these events are forcing companies and governments to ‘ adapt or die ’, speeding up the eventual long term environmentally preferred goal of switching to more sustainable and localised forms of energy .
Although experts have welcomed the SA government ’ s move to open up the market for more sustainable energy projects and remove a lot of red tape , there is still some way to go before we can say we are seeing a long term policy swing away from fossil fuel reliance and the embrace of sustainable alternatives .
The SA business community has however firmly embraced the use of solar and large battery storage as a means of ensuring that productivity and sales are not hampered by load shedding and I believe that the installation of solar or wind energy solutions will become accepted practice for any new development in the future .
PROJECTS
18 KWENA SQUARE Developed by Redefine Properties and designed by SVA International , Kwena Square is a new retail development in Little Falls , Roodepoort .
26 TRUMALI FORUM Designed by TV3 Architects , Trumali Forum is the second building of three to be completed at Atterbury ’ s Trumali Office Park outside Stellenbosch .
34 SPAREPRO Through bold architectural design elements and innovative planning , the aim of providing a world class facility embodying Sparepro ’ s quest for consistent innovation and continued culture of service excellence has been achieved .
42 NEXUS BUILDING 1 The buildings have been designed with glazed and solid façades to create variety and visual interest while remaining true to the uncluttered visual language that you find throughout Waterfall City .
48 168 GRAYSTON The design had to incorporate flexibility in the potential uses of the building and it caters for furniture and car showrooms , offices and restaurants .
INTERIORS
62 5IVE ON THIRTEENTH The brief for this project was to design a luxury clubhouse experience that includes a restaurant , sky bar and gym facilities .
DEPARTMENTS
4 NEWS WATCH
8 PHOTOGRAPHER FOCUS : Wianelle Briers 10 FEATURE ARTICLE : HVAC Efficiency in an Almost Post-Pandemic World
Louise Fenner Publisher and Editor louisef @ archibuild . co . za
12 PROJECT WATCH 60 INTERIOR WATCH 66 ADVERTISERS , SUBSCRIPTION & CONTACT INFORMATION
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