Construction World November 2015

Winner – factory and warehouse category: Value Logistics Distribution Centre The judges said of Value Logistics’ new Distribution Centre, in Kraaifontein, Western Cape that “this is one of those model projects in which from start to finish one can see that the structure was well-designed, that the team worked closely to make the programme work and that the architects could fulfil their vision of a highly aesthetically pleasing office facility.” The installation consists of two warehouses, one for Value Logistics (about 13 000 m²) and one for Freightpak (about 7 000 m²), as well as support facilities such as wash bay and vehicle inspection, despatch, refuelling, gatehouse and canopies to many of the structures.

Winner – cladding category: ‘Peak Cap’ at Multichoice City Passed by thousands of commuters daily, the underslung cladding to the peak cap feature on the new Multichoice City, which won the inaugural Global Roofing Solutions Cladding category at Steel Awards 2015, must be one of the most visible cladding solutions in South Africa. Multichoice City also won the Architectural category. The judges said that this project was a clear winner. “Hanging underslung cladding is a process not for the feint hearted. It is exceptionally difficult to do well especially with the hidden fixing type cladding used on this project,” they said. The cladding is to a 12 metre cantilever which follows its structural shape requirements tapering from width at the support end to a narrow tip. The project team said that the installation procedure was a challenge due to the length of the sheet and the fact that the underslung design meant few or no blemishes. “The curved end detail succeeds in making the extremely narrow tip edge of the cantilever the impor- tant feature it has become in the finishing of this daring architecture,” they said.

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Winner – retail category: The Watershed at the V&A Waterfront ‘The Watershed’ is the name given to the redeveloped Blue Shed, situated along the pedestrian route from the Victoria Wharf Mall to the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront. Previously, part of this historic warehouse was occupied by a craft market, with the remainder having long been vacant and in poor condition. The Watershed project was born out of an urban strategy to improve and upgrade the pedestrian experi- ence, whilst also seeking to provide a so-called Innovation Hub and exhibition space. There was also a desire to rein- state and enhance the Blue Shed craft market. To achieve this, the alterations involved opening the gable ends of the building, and re-routing the pedestrians through the ware- house to create an inside-out/outside-in space, with two new floor levels to house the Innovation Hub, exhibition hall and retail tenancies.

CONSTRUCTION WORLD NOVEMBER 2015