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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
FEBRUARY
2016
PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
Liberty Life professional team
• Architect:
Louis Karol Architects
• Engineer:
HHO Consulting Engineers
• Quantity surveyor:
Talani Quantity
Surveyors
• Main contractor:
JT Ross Construction
• Subcontractor:
Highland Paving
• Manufacturer of precast concrete
elements:
Revelstone Cape
The University of the Witwatersrand’s Mathematical
Sciences Building, completed in 2014 with
Tecnicrete’s 380 194 grey masonry face bricks.
Wits professional team
• Architect:
MMA Architects
• Engineer:
Calibre Consultants
• Quantity surveyor:
SBDS
• Main contractor:
Murray & Dickson
• Manufacturer of precast concrete
elements:
Technicrete ISG
Aesthetics commercial
Wits Mathematical Sciences
Building, Braamfontein,
Johannesburg
The second leg of this twin-phase
academic building project at the Univer-
sity of the Witwatersrand was completed
in November 2014. It was built with Tech-
nicrete’s 380 194 grey masonry concrete
face bricks which lend a rustic design
element and considerable aesthetic
appeal. Brightly painted walls, exposed
concrete slabs, and rhythmic glass
patterns, further enhance the architecture.
The irregular pattern of the rock
face masonry accentuates the building’s
shadow lines. Besides its aesthetic attrib-
utes, the masonry comes with a high level
of durability. Not requiring any painting, it
is also environmentally friendly.
The masonry work was done in
accordance with Technicrete’s quality
standards and building regulations. This
included water absorption and strength
factor testing.