Housing in Southern Africa June 2016

Bricks & Paving

The North West Department of Local Government and Human Settlements andmining giant Lonmin have developed 544 houses for the local mining community in the North West Province. R700 m Marikana housing project

T he R700 million Marikana Ex- tension 2 residential project will yield an impressive 2 600 units on completion. This includes government fully subsidised units, Finance Linked In- dividual Subsidy Programme (FLISP) partially subsidised housing and fully bonded units. Contractors Malome Business Enterprise, Andisa Road and General Construction and Motheo Construction Group will roll out a range of housing typologies. Malome Business Enterprise built 292 units using 1,1 million Corobrik CoroJemclass bricks from its Rietvlei factory. Each 45 m² unit consists of two bedrooms, bathroom, lounge and kitchen. A further 252 Community Residen-

which also reduces costs.” Further to this, correctly laid brick- work has minimal cavities, making the structures impervious to vermin infestation. Face brick’s ability to absorbwater slowly and then release it through evaporation prevents moisture build up thereby ensuring a healthy living environment. “The aesthetic quality of face brick immediately creates a welcoming structure, which is evi- dent in every unit constructed at the Marikana housing project,” concludes Shangase. ■

Shangase, Commercial Director for Corobrik. “We are always delighted to support government initiatives such as these, providing excellent housing for worthwhile beneficiaries.” Apart from the durability, strength and quality of Corokbrik’s face brick range, Shangase says, “Face brick offers the lowest lifecycle cost as no further maintenance, nor plastering or painting is required once the bricks are laid. Brick wall construction also provides better acoustics and supe- rior thermal comfort, negating the need for artificial heating and cooling,

tial Units (CRUs) – one and two bedroom apartments – were constructed by the Motheo Construction Group and Andisa Road and General Construction using 310 000 Corobrik Montana Travertine Face Brick Standard clay bricks. North West pre- mier, Supra Mahu- mapelo, handed over some of the complet- ed houses to ben- eficiaries earlier this year. “Face brick is re- ally the perfect ma- terial for any govern- ment infrastructure project,” said Musa

June 2016