Architect and Builder November/December 2015

PROJECT FEATURE BRIDGE PARK BRIDGE PARK Century City, Cape Town DEVELOPER/CLIENT Rabie Property Group & Growthpoint Properties ARCHITECTS dhk Architects QUANTITY SURVEYORS Aecom; Sutherland Quantity Surveyors CIVIL, STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Aurecon FAÇADE ENGINEERS LH Consulting Engineers SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS PJ Carew FIRE CONSULTANT Aurecon TRAFFIC CONSULTANTS HHO HEALTH AND SAFETY Frontline LANDSCAPING Planning Partners MAIN CONTRACTOR Murray & Roberts PHOTOGRAPHY Wieland Gleich 20 A joint initiative between developers Rabie Property Group and Growthpoint Properties, the Bridge Park office buildings represents a substantial investment in the new mixed-use Bridgeways precinct of Century City, Cape Town. Location and Context Century City is a burgeoning 250ha mixed-use development in Cape Town combining office, retail, residential and leisure that has become a sought-after address for corporate South Africa with more than 450 businesses as well as a thriving residential community. Bridgeways is being developed as “an all-green precinct” within Century City and includes several office buildings, as well as sectional title apartments, a conference centre, hotel and gym with a pedestrian and cycle friendly road network and a new central public square. The Bridge Park site is located along the edge of the Bridgeways precinct and has a high visual prominence while also commanding spectacular sea and mountain views at a higher level. The buildings are prominently located at the beginning of Bridgeway, a new street off Century Boulevard, which forms the primary circulation spine around which the precinct is organised and from which vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians access the site. The precinct benefits from excellent access to surrounding road networks and public transport links. Strategically located on the N1 in the heart of the greater Cape Town Metropolitan area, Century City is only 10kms from the city centre and 15kms from the airport. The area is serviced by a strong road network and public transport system – rail, bus, taxi and BRT. Given the site’s location opposite a new central public square that is currently under development, and the pivotal position along the proposed Bridgeways pedestrian movement network, the future tenants of the Bridge Park buildings can easily access Bridge Park

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