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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
AUGUST
2015
PROJECT PROFILE
A leading light in this sector is
Murray & Roberts Western Cape,
which has seen its Bridge Park
project for the Rabie Property
Group and Growthpoint Prop-
erties at Century City awarded
a 5-Star Green SA Office Design v1 rating by the
Green Building Council of South Africa.
The project is currently working toward its
as-built rating status.
Team is key
Key to the success of the company is its depth
of expertise and its extensive reference base.
“We have a highly experienced team at Bridge
Park. We also shepherded the Portside project,
the tallest building in Cape Town, towards its
5 star design and as-built Green Star rating.
Hence we have significant experience in such
environmental certification, in addition to
keeping abreast of the latest construction
trends and developments,” Mark Fugard,
contracts director for Murray & Roberts Western
Cape, says.
The project
The 18 049 m
2
Bridge Park office development
at Century City comprises two four-storey
buildings, namely Bridge Park West and
Bridge Park East, with a super-basement for
parking. The structure is concrete framed with
Aluminium Composite Panel (ACP) cladding for
60% of the building façade and 40% glazing.
The third floor terraces have glazed balus-
trades. The internal atrium of the buildings has
glazed shop fronts and roof lights. A significant
external element is the signage feature walls
cast with Agilia concrete.
Murray & Roberts Western Cape
commenced with the project in January 2014,
says Granvil Jacobs, contracts manager at
the company. The project was divided into
two phases, with Bridge Park East and the
super-basement in Phase I and Bridge Park
West in Phase Two. The approximate total
construction area is 37 100 m
2
.
“Bridge Park East is very advanced. We
have already commenced with completion
Going for green at
BRIDGE PARK
Growing environmental awareness in the
construction industry has prompted a trend for
green buildings. Achieving such accreditation on
construction projects requires particular expertise
and experience on the part of the main contractor.
inspections, while Bridge Park West will come
up a little bit later,” Jacobs says. The former
provides 3 000 m
2
of office space per floor for
a total of 12 000 m
2
, while the latter is slightly
smaller at 2 700 m
2
of office space per floor.
Green features
Bridge Park East and Bridge Park West each has
an external garden area containing concrete
planter boxes for six big trees that will be
placed with a 50 t crane. A particular chal-
Granvil Jacobs, contracts manager and Mark Fugard contracts director, Murray & Roberts Western Cape.