Construction World October 2015

On the cover: the head office for the Department of Environmental Affairs – a six star rated green building. All pictures courtesty of Boogertman + Partners.

The Interior Design Response reflects a modern African feel that is based on the sensitivity of sustainable and environmentally friendly spaces without resorting to the usual highly literal pastiche. The primeval nautilus shell motif, based on naturally occurring fractal geometry, speaks of birth and origin, growth and progression. This is also reflected in the landscape design including a four storey high feature vertical garden. Social responsibility The project had about 962 employees, of those 462 were sourced from Pretoria and surroundings. Skills development was provided for Engineering, Reinforcement, Shutterhand GR III, Concretehand GR III, Bricklaying, Plastering and Painting to about 29 interns. The project facilitated the training process similar to the Expanded Public Works Programme successfully used on previous projects in the City of Tshwane where unemployed people from local communities were first trained at training facilities where

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