Construction World December 2021

PRETORIA HEAD & NECK HOSPITAL

T he new R450-mill ion Pretoria Head and Neck Hospital is an 11 000 m 2 special surgical facil ity developed by JSE-l isted Growthpoint and Cintocare. It broke ground on 12 September 2018. Located adjacent to Menlyn Maine Central Square, the new hospital will enjoy street frontage. The exterior of the building has been designed to be in sync with its particular inner purpose. Its glass façade will be complemented by design features that evocate spinal vertebra found in the neck, serves to shade the building. The hospital will have a direct access-l ink to the retail and restaurants of Menlyn Maine Central Square. The hospital would be the first of its kind in Africa and become the first the green-certified hospital in South Africa. The development’s green edge is bolstered by the fact that it will be located in the burgeoning green precinct of Menlyn Maine in Pretoria. Working closely together, Growthpoint and Cintocare are creating a cl inical centre of excellence that focuses exclusively on the head and neck, spinal and vascular surgery with highly-special ised medical professionals and state-of-the-art technology. The highly special ised medical professionals will include neurosurgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, reconstructive surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, audiologists as well as speech and swallowing therapists. The development partnership is del ivering the full

suite of services for the hospital – from inception to completion. The building comprises seven floors in the following configuration: The hospital plantrooms on the roof level, which sit directly above the theatre blocks themselves. On this level are also the Doctors & nurses rest areas, plus a visitor ’s deck area. This 100-bed hospital also has a built-in capacity to expand to 160 beds. The hospital has 335 secure and structured parking bays. The building was completed in August 2020. 

PROJECT INFORMATION

• Company entering: WBHO • Project start date: 18 September 2018 • Project end date: 25 November 2020 • Client: Growthpoint Properties

• Main Contractor: WBHO • Architect: A3 Architects

• Principal Agent: A3 Architects • Project Manager: GladAfrica • Quantity Surveyor: TMS Quantity Surveyors • Consulting Engineer: Sotiralis

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