PROJECTS
Bluescope’s matt product was selected for the installation of an eco-sensitive roof.
Stamp of approval
– from Mother Nature
Enviro-sensitive materials and low specular reflectance
roofing were requirements in line with the beautiful views of a
Somerset West housing estate.
By Ntsako Khosa | Photos by Gareth Griffiths Imaging
S
itari Country Estate with a
reinvented Cape Dutch vernacular is
surrounded by Helderberg
mountains and natural landscapes, a
challenge that UVEST Property Group
welcomed when planning this, its latest
housing project.
Longevity and the performance of
construction materials used on site are
increasingly the choice of developers in the
housing estate market. According to the
developer, UVEST, olive groves, orchards,
water features and landscaped gardens are
subtly intertwined in a secure environment.
Considering this, utmost in the mind of the
designers was the impact of the
development on nature and its inhabitants.
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A roof fit for the environment
When designing the roof, its impact of the
development on nature and inhabitants
took first precedence. The steel roofs that
cover most of the homes are built to last.
Premium steel roofing material, Clean
COLORBOND Ultra Matt with AZ200 coating
mass was specified by the project team and
profiled into Youngman Roofing’s popular
Diamondek concealed-fix system.
The benefits of this roof sheeting system
include superior clipping performance, high
drainage capability and unique aesthetic
appearance. “In addition, modern pre-
painted steel roofing can have a high
degree of gloss caused by the specular
reflection of the sun’s rays off its surface.
In an eco-sensitive environment this often
causes a problematic glare which is also
disturbing to residents, so the roofing
designers were looking for something
different,” says Arno Hanekom, regional
manager for Africa from Bluescope Steel
Southern Africa.
The chosen steel material offers a high-
tech and elegant solution to the glaring
problem, while ensuring that a similar
amount of inbound infrared is reflected off
the roof and keeping the building cool
inside. Additionally, the material was
recommended for use within 100m of the
breaking surf on the beach.
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