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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
SEPTEMBER
2016
PROJECT PROFILE
eveloped by Green Willows
Properties and to be
operated by Tsogo Sun,
this asset will feature 500
bedroom suites, of which
250 will be part of the
Sun Square Luxury Hotel and the balance
affordable units. These are complemented
by banqueting and conference facilities
and retail space, as well as 300 undercover
parking bays.
Murray & Roberts Western Cape, a divi-
sion of Murray & Roberts Construction, has
made steady progress on the project and, by
June 2016, it had reached the halfway mark
with 10 more floors left before handing over
the building to its client.
Overseeing the build is senior contracts
manager and Western Cape executive, Collin
Morilly, who is a seasoned member of the
Murray & Roberts Western Cape team, having
successfully completed many iconic buildings
in the province on behalf of the leading South
African building contractor.
Morilly says the execution of the design
of the hotel by internationally-acclaimed
Dexter Moren Associates and South African
partner, Ruben Reddy Architects, is now
in the phases where the construction of
the structure has become typical and there-
fore easier.
As the structure climbs to its final level,
subcontractors follow three to four floors
below, starting with the installation of the
services components, followed by the dry
walling, ceilings, doors, skirting, tiling,
painting and soft finishes.
There are 40 bedrooms on each floor of
the hotel tower that starts on the fifth level
of the structure. These are preceded by the
podium which consists of 1,5 basement
parking levels and two levels housing the
front and back of house and a further three
parking levels.
Building complexities
Most of the complexities of the build were
encountered in the early stages of the
contract. From the outset, the site team was
aware of the extremely built-up environment
in which it would be operating.
“This structure is surrounded by four of
the busiest streets in the Cape Town CBD,
namely Buitengracht, Strand, Bree and Castle
streets, and we therefore had to plan very
carefully to ensure a safe and productive
site,” says Morilly.
Importantly and in line with Murray &
Roberts Western Cape’s commitment to safe
operation, Morilly says that public safety is
on top of the agenda.
The operational site has been clearly
demarcated with signage alerting the public
of construction activities, while access to
the site is strictly controlled, complementing
other safety and environmental interventions
such as the installation of debris netting
around the entire structure.
To mitigate the risk, Murray & Roberts
Western Cape ensured that at all times
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FLOOR SPACE
for SA
TOURIST
A 22 storey hotel is rising out of the footprint of the old
Tulip hotel in the Cape Town central business district
(CBD) in the Western Cape, South Africa.