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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
JANUARY
2016
the 125 room hotel and this forms an L-shaped
footprint that is offset by the dramatically
curved glass facades of the seven storey free-
standing office building known as The Apex.
Effective and efficient construction meth-
odologies have been used to future proof the
structures and ensure optimal response to
climate, envelope and occupancy which varies
daily and seasonally. The buildings share an
overall environmental strategy that encom-
passes transport, health, energy, water and
waste. Aspects such as air quality, thermal
comfort, adequate lighting and glare control,
access to daylight and views, and sound levels
have all been factored into the design which
at the same time prioritises comfort, produc-
tivity and health of the occupants.
Furthermore, the site was previously built
on and it is within the urban edge and there-
fore assists in reducing urban sprawl.
Looking in more detail at the conference
centre, the ground floor houses conference
halls, front and back of house areas and
a coffee shop. On the first floor, adjacent
to conference meeting rooms and pre
assembly areas, is a 500 m
2
office suite while
the second to fourth floors house office areas
of 1 100 m
2
each (or 3 300 m
2
in total). The
total office space provided by the conference
centre is 3 800 m
2
.
The Century City Hotel, which has five
levels and will cater mainly for conference
delegates, is linked to the L-shaped Matrix
Building which will house showrooms, offices
and apartments. The Matrix Building incor-
porates traditional or ‘retro’ finishes in direct
contrast to the more modern look of the
Apex Building. There are manmade canals
on two sides of Century City Square, and the
Project information
•
Project start date:
13 May 2014
•
Project end date:
11 February 2016
•
Client:
Rabie Property Group
•
Project team:
Century City Square
•
Main contractor:
Murray & Roberts Western Cape
•
Architect:
Vivid Architects
•
Principal agent:
Vivid Architects
•
Project manager:
Rabie Property Group
•
Quantity surveyor:
B&L
•
Consulting engineer:
Aurecon
• Project value: R664 078 524
(inclusive of VAT)
The glass clad The Apex with the conference centre in the background and
the scaffold clad Century City Hotel and Matrix structures to the right.
Sections of the Conference Centre and
The Apex will have canal frontage, the
construction of which is illustrated above.