African Design Magazine March 2015 | Page 28

African project: iiNet Call Centre Designed for leading business process outsourcing provider Merchants, the new iiNet contact centre is located in a former industrial building and heritage site, the landmark Rex Trueform building in Salt River, Cape Town. The existing building was built in 1948 for Rex Trueform, once the largest clothing manufacturer in Southern Africa, and sustained a vibrant community. W hen the factory closed down as a result of economic pressures faced by the textile industry, the surro [