Architect and Builder September 2020 | Page 48

WESTEND BUILDINGS C & D WESTEND BUILDINGS C & D Centurion DEVELOPERS Abland Moolman Group Centurion Investments ARCHITECT & PRINCIPAL AGENT MWLF Architects QUANTITY SURVEYOR AECOM CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Civil Concepts ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS DJJC Engineers HVAC ENGINEERS C3 Climate Control Consulting Engineers FIRE ENGINEERS Chimera Fire Protection Consultants SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT Solid Green Consulting LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Connie Pretorius Landscape Design MAIN CONTRACTOR Mike Buyskes Construction PHOTOGRAPHY Courtesy of Abland Abland continues to break new ground in Centurion as it adds additional buildings to its Westend Office Park, which will soon consist of six A-Grade office buildings totaling 37,000m² in lettable spaces. The first four buildings are now complete. The development uniquely hosts beautiful views over the Hennops River, creating a tranquil environment perfect for productivity. Its optimal location on Hall Street allows for easy access from the highways and major public transport routes as well as in walking distance from the Centurion Gautrain station and Centurion Mall. The buildings are designed economically with efficient floor plates and can accommodate a variety of tenants, with individual façade articulation creating design interest and highlighting the positive and negative forms of each structure. This article covers buildings C & D. Building C Designed by MWLF Architects, Building C is the third building developed in the Westend Office park. The Park is designed to accommodate six buildings that relate to and evolve from the design themes implemented on building A. The concept is for a family of buildings that share a DNA but are not identical. Thus B was an evolution of A and now C takes themes and ‘pushes’ ideas and design further. 48 Westend