The Civil Engineering Contractor January 2019 | Page 18

ON SITE
Barrow's construction
frenzy in Rosebank
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By Eamonn Ryan
The team of Barrow
Construction and Gauteng
Piling
have
jointly
undertaken a string of
developments in the area
alongside the corner of
Oxford and Glenhove
roads. The R250-million
Oxglen Phase 2 site will
ultimately consist of
a new office complex,
nestling in the heart
of this ultra-modern
Rosebank address.
Drilling one of the 168 piles required on site.
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hase 2 of the Oxglen
development is adjacent to the
existing Oxford and Glenhove
commercial building — a 21 000m²
office development located on 114
and 116 Oxford Road, situated
on one of the most prominent
corners of Rosebank, Gauteng, also
developed by Barrow Properties.
The development will have Oxford
Road exposure and is within walking
distance from Rosebank Mall and the
Gautrain Station.
It is a Barrow Construction site,
involving as part of the earthworks
the construction of 168 piles varying
between 450mm and 1 500mm. Size
will depend on the load on the piles
and on whether it is founded on rock.
In depth, they vary from a shallow
foundation down to 11m. The site is
about nine metres below road level.
Approximately 85 000m 3 of earth and
waste were removed from the site,
while 650m 3 concrete and 50 tonnes
of steel were used.
Where the tree occupies the site,
that area could not be excavated. The
site has lateral support consisting of
750mm-diameter piles, with gunite
in-between.
The building was designed by
LYT Architecture, which was
also responsible for the design of
the 26-storey PwC headquarters
in Waterfall City, as well as the
Katherine & West — recently voted
‘the coolest building in Jozi’. LYT’s
portfolio of completed projects
includes commercial, industrial, retail,
educational, residential, hotel, and
leisure projects, as well as numerous
projects for the mining industry.
While the majority of its work to date
has been in South Africa, it is also
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