Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa March/April 2014 | Page 34

PROJECT

Strauss Daly Place
The brief was to design a contemporary and iconic office building
that would attract blue chip tenants and shareholders
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KARL BEATH

STRAUSS DALY PLACE
Ridgeside Office Estate
Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS
FWJK Developments
ARCHITECTS
Elphick Proome Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
FWJK Quantity Surveyors
CONSULTING ENGINEERS:
STRUCTURAL
Hatch GOBA
ELECTRICAL
DBA
MECHANICAL
Spoormaker & Partners Inc
FIRE & WET SERVICES
WSP Group
INTERIOR DESIGNERS
Shirley Burrows Interiors
Cornwall Interiors
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Grid Construction

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lphick Proome Architects was established in 1989 and has grown to become a leading
architectural firm in South Africa. The practice has undertaken landmark projects
throughout the country and in ten states across three continents.

ARCHITECT’S REPORT
Brief
The brief was to design a contemporary and iconic office building that would attract blue
chip tenants and shareholders. The project started as a speculative development that was
sold off plan and then developed.
Scope of Work
The full scope of work was a full architectural service and Principal Agency. The site was
formerly a sugarcane field, which had been cleared to form part of an upmarket business
office park.
Issues Faced
Some of the main challenges were the fact that there is a 28m fall across the site, and the
development required 581 parking bays.
Development Size
The Gross Building Area for the development is 35,170m2.

Strauss Daly Place