Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa March/April 2014 | Page 12

ProjectWatch proposed, current and future projects from Southern Africa and abroad PROJECTVIEW DAINFERN SQUARE, PHASE 1, FOURWAYS Construction of Dainfern Square (previously known as Maroun Square Shopping Centre) has just begun on the corner of William Nicol and Broadacres Drive, Fourways, Gauteng. This is phase one of a new neighbourhood shopping centre and offices and scope of works will include bulk earthworks, basement parking and associated site work and is approximately 23,000m2. The new shopping centre will have two basement parking levels and office space. Anchor tenants will be Pick n Pay and Woolworths. THE TOWERS, CAPE TOWN The Towers is a total refurbishment of the two 1970’s blocks known as Merriman Square. The 10 and 20 storey towers will receive a full over cladding solution in a double glazed unitized curtain wall. The current 45º splayed corners are designed as a bird’s mouth detail with the remainder of the façades receiving a new glazed skin that is articulated with a horizontal fin detail. The fins form a pattern that references the Cape’s natural features. Each of the 6 prominent façades reference a specific feature: the maps of False Bay, Robben Island, Cape Point or the profiles of Devils Peak, Table Mountain, Lions Head and Signal Hill. The edges of the fins will be accentuated at night by an LED strip light to accentuate the subtle landscape profiles. The façade refurbishment comprise ±22,000m2 of new façades. The refurbishment also involves the total reimagining of the ground floor retail, including the street level canopies and landscaping. The project will also provide for an increase in the number of parking bays by inserting a multi-level parking garage between the two towers. The parking garage is to be designed by Smuts and Boyes. www.boogertmanandpartners.com Architects: Boogertman + Partners Developer: Redefine Properties Cape Town JV Architect: Smuts & Boyes Principal Agent / Project Manager: BFH de Jager QS: LDM Quantity Surveyor Cape Town Structural Engineer: Aurecon Cape Town Mechanical Engineer: Basil Nair & Associates Electrical Engineer: QDP Electrical Landscape Architect: Gibbs Saint Pol Contractor: Murray & Roberts Cape Town Façade Consultant: Pure Consulting Fire & Security: SolutionStation Completion: ±June 2015 Client: Abacus Asset Management Project Managers: BTS Projects Architects: dhk Architects Quantity Surveyors: Aecom SA Consulting Engineers: Civil: KLS Consulting Electrical: Gibb Mechanical: Elshove & Pryce Main Contractor: Murray & Roberts Construction Commencement: August 2013 Completion: January 2015 Value: R350 million (Databuild & Leads2Business) 12 Project Watch