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PROJECT
City living demands
an innovative hot
water solution
By Eamonn Ryan
What makes the 158 rental units
at the eight-floor 2A Harrison
St, Marshalltown overlooking
Standard Bank’s head office
on Rissik Street, unique is the
choice to use a decentralised
water heating solution provided
by Stiebel Eltron’s instantaneous
water heaters.
One way of adapting and reusing vacant office
buildings is conversion into housing. However, it
creates unique challenges, such as long ribbon
windows not meant to be separated into units;
in this case a massive safe on the ground floor
of the premises; and bathrooms situated on
staircase landings.
The building is the old Trust Bank building, that is being
refurbished by developer Lightwell Properties into 158
accommodation units. “There was a massive safe on the
ground floor that took about six months to remove,” says
Simeon Kahan, plumber at Pro Plumbing. The project
commenced at the beginning of August, with a deadline
of two floors complete by 1 October, which was achieved,
and the floors already let. The final three floors were in the
process of being completed in late November last year, with
12 additional units being built on the roof.
The interior is decorated with face-brick that has been
brushed with rhinolite for a smooth, maintenance-free
surface. The architect, Greg Katz, also created a community
feel through the use of vibrant and colourful common sitting
facilities. The location of the building is an attraction, directly
facing Standard Bank’s CBD offices – an area Katz describes
as ‘a nice part of town’.
The plumber’s perspective
Instantaneous water systems suit a simple configuration of shower, basin and sink.
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February 2020 Volume 25 I Number 12