Construction World February 2019

PROJECT PROFILE

The expansion has consumed 24 016 precast concrete elements, 135 000 cubic metres of in-situ concrete and 11 000 tonnes of reinforcing steel.

FOURWAYS MALL IS SA’S NEW PRECAST LANDMARK

On track to becoming South Africa’s second-largest retail development, the recent Fourways Mall expansion also represents a national ‘first’ for its use of a unique precast concrete solution for most of the concrete work. Construction materials leader AfriSam was the preferred cement provider. A s a key regional retail development northwest of elsewhere in the world and was able to bring the concept home at Fourways Mall through an intensive skills transfer process.

Johannesburg, the 260 000 m 2 Fourways Mall expansion boasts an impressive scale, with 24 016 precast concrete elements, 135 000 m 3 of in-situ concrete and 11 000 tonnes or reinforcing steel. Main contractor Mota-Engil Construction SA (MECSA) has applied the precast system successfully in projects

Despite the large scale of the project, the expansion was required to be conducted alongside the existing mall facility, so that retail operations could continue unhindered. Added to the challenges was a confined workspace in a busy urban

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