African Design Magazine April 2017 | Page 14

form , all the formwork for this project was purpose made . The entire formwork structure was designed as a truss-system and all trusses were premanufactured and assembled on site . The formwork process took almost five months to construct on site . 2 . Reinforcing – Due to this unique form , each reinforcing bar ( top and bottom ) had to be individually cut and hand bent / shaped to fit . 3 . Concrete / shotcrete – All the shotcrete / concrete work had to be done from mobile platforms . They experienced very extreme weather conditions during the shotcrete process and had many delays due to strong wind and rain . The entire shotcrete process took almost six weeks compared to the original allowance of two weeks . The shape was so unique that the volumes of concrete could only be calculated with the use of 3D CAD models .
Coetzee Steyn is South-African born and educated originally from Montagu in the Western Cape , and he been in London for almost 14 years . It has been 6 years since he started Steyn Studio , almost the full duration of the Bosjes project from conception to completion . They do a broad range of projects , not being shoe-boxed into any specialised field . “ With Steyn Studio being London-based it was best to have a local architect in SA leading the project on the ground and to bring local expertise to the project . A series of interviews were held and TV3 ’ s professional and diligent approach was what gave the most comfort ,” he explains .
TV3 Architects and Town Planners was founded in 1991 , and for them , sustainable development initiatives , based on current initiatives ( green building ) are at the forefront of their approach to architectural and planning
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