African Design Magazine ADM #42 July 2018 | Page 10

PwC TOWER
WATERFALL
CITY’S
BEACON
OF PRIDE
The award-winning PwC Tower in Waterfall City is clearly visible from
almost anywhere within a 30km radius. Not only is the iconic building
constructed on the highest elevation point within the estate, but its
twisting contours immediately capture one’s attention.
A
t the recent South
African Institution of
Civil Engineering (SAICE)
regional awards ceremony, the
building catapulted engineering
and consulting company Arup
firmly into the spotlight with
awards in both the structural
engineering and overall technical
excellence categories. In addition,
the building itself was awarded top
honours in the Commercial Office
Development category at the
prestigious South African Property
Owners Association Awards for
Innovative Excellence.
Design brief
Warren Stanley, architectural
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director at LYT Architecture,
says that the company’s 35
years of designing buildings
and structures for multiple
industries stood it in good
stead to execute on this project
that pushed the boundaries of
traditional approaches to the built
environment.
The client made a call for
proposals for a LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental
Design) Silver building that would
direct attention to the burgeoning
Waterfall City and at the same
time provide the requisite floor
space required by PwC. “We were
requested to design a beacon