Construction World December 2021

WOODLANDS OFFICE PARK: OLD DELOITTE CAMPUS – ALTRON REFURBISHMENT G rowthpoint properties has invested to modernise and refurbish the previous Deloitte campus, housed in the Woodlands Office Park. This is the new home for the technology group Altron. The project comprises a refurbishment of eight existing buildings, which amounts to approximately 27 000 m 2 of rentable office space. The project included the construction of a new covered walkway activity spine, a new two storey parkade, additional carports to existing parking areas and the refurbishment of the building and courtyard fa ç ades. The activity spine, constructed of l ightweight steel structures with a mixture of open and enclosed walkways presented some interesting challenges, both in design and construction. In order to work without affecting the natural surroundings, many carefully planned and executed handworks were required to complete the construction. Some of the structures were modified on site in order to accommodate and include the trees into the structures. With the eight buildings situated on the boarder of what is essentially a game park, environmental controls of the site needed to be strictly maintained. Noise and dust were kept to a minimum and suppressed. As the rainwater of the office park catchment fills the attenuation and retention dams in the game park, all stormwater inlets were covered with mesh filters and bales of hay were placed against the lower lying sections of the site boundary fence to ensure that no construction materials could escape the confines of the site. For the demol ition of the existing fixtures and fittings, a salvage contractor was employed and as a result very l ittle landfill waste was generated. Electrical and sanitary fixtures and fittings were carefully removed. The florescent tube globes from the old office l ight fittings were all carefully removed from site and disposed of in a registered hazardous waste facil ity. Weekly formal programme updates of all areas allowed the project team to identify sl ip issues early, forecast upcoming requirements and ensure risks were adequately managed. Shop drawings were formally submitted until approved to ensure the design and service co-ordination could be done proactively in the design office and not retroactively on site. The well organised, motivated and enthusiastic contractor management team handed the project over on-time, to a happy cl ient. 

PROJECT INFORMATION

• Company entering: WBHO • Project start date: 1 June 2020 • Project end date: 4 February 2021 • Client: Growthpoint • Main Contractor: WBHO • Architect: ARC • Principal Agent: Morta PM • Quantity Surveyor: Farrow Laing • Consulting Engineer: EDS Africa

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