THE secret of getting it right is leaving no room for human error," says JJ Bonthuys, contract manager for Stocks Building (Western Cape), as his eye takes in the construction of Riverside Place, one of the many new projects that ultimately will make up the Tyger Valley Waterfront. "We're on top of it, though. What remains is to see the project through...transforming the design into bricks and mortar, making the architect's vision a reality." Stocks Building won the contract on tender for the R14.5 million office structure which comprises four levels, including basement parking. The project began in March and is on schedule for completion in November this year. Bonthuys concedes the structure itself is uncomplicated, the idea of the planners having been to complement the existing buildings in the area. Both functional and pleasing to the eye, it is typically South African in its external facade of face-brick under tile. What has added to the success of the Stocks Building undertaking is the first grade finishes which will be especially evident in the quality of light fittings and tile finishes. To the delight of the developers, the first and second floor, each of 1000 m2, were sold off-plan before construction began, a pleasing state of affairs for any developer. Jacques Theron, speaking for the development group Omnicron, says interest in the remaining 1000m2 of the ground floor is high. "A sectional title register has been opened and Omnicron will be flexible in meeting individual requirements, providing office space in units of 150 to 250m2." Theron is confident that the building will be fully occupied upon completion. The success of the Tyger Valley Waterfront, with investment in abundance and heightened activity in evidence everywhere, means that the Northern Suburbs' Cinderella status is something of the past.
Publisher: Weekend Argus
Source: Weekend Argus
R14.5m office building takes shape in Tyger Valley.
Posted On Monday, 11 August 2003 02:00 Published by eProperty News
THE secret of getting it right is leaving no room for human error," says JJ Bonthuys, contract manager for Stocks Building (Western Cape), as his eye takes in the construction of Riverside Place.
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