In May 2017 Endecon Ubuntu Consulting Engineers contacted Kaytech for a solution on a differential settlement problem at a site in Centurion, Gauteng where a new branch of XtraSpace, a container storage facility, was to be constructed. Kaytech came to the rescue by supplying a revolutionary, cost-effective geogrid that ticked all the boxes.

With Malawi’s education sector booming at an exponential rate, EC Laridon has been working closely with local contractors on numerous projects over the last decade to facilitate the transition from dated British Colonial era laboratory facilities, to fresh contemporary designs with state-of-the-art facilities.

WSP – one of the largest multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies on the continent – played a crucial role in the fast-tracked development of the City of Cape Town V&A desalination plant, feeding 2.0 megalitres of fresh water into the city’s network per day.

The new Plettenburg Bay Magistrates Court is almost complete. This concrete-framed, four storey structure enveloped by a glazed curtain wall was designed by B2 Architects and built by GVK-Siya Zama. This contemporary façade hides a very complex internal layout that accommodates four criminal courts, two regional courts, two civil courts, as well as a family […]

The main challenges posed by the 92 Rivonia Road project were varied floor heights, and a façade that integrated steel, glass, aluminium, and concrete elements. The 1.8-m-wide and 300-mm-deep ‘feature brow’ along Pybus Road was a suspended off-slab edge with a 33° column-line angle. It extends from the 2nd to the 6th floor, returning at […]

Architecture and interior architecture practice Paragon, in conjunction with Design Source of Nairobi, is overseeing Habitat Apartments in Kilimani, a 24-storey, 160-unit mixed-use apartment tower. Under development by Ekco Investments, the project is scheduled for completion by mid-2020. Habitat Apartments is a 24-storey, 160-unit mixed-use apartment tower in Kilimani, Nairobi. The design brief was for […]