NTT Audi New Showroom wins
Light Steel Frame Building
Category
Audi’s new showroom in East London has
won the Stewart and Lloyds Light Steel Frame
Building (LSFB) category. One of the judges,
guarantee for the client in mind, a team was
brought together around the design table.
Terry Smith from the Hot Dip Galvanizers
Association of Southern Africa, together
with the galvanizer, paint supplier and the
fabricator presented a 15-year guarantee for
the duplex system as installed.
Peter Curr, representing the Association for
Steel Tube and Pipe Manufacturers of South
Africa, said that over the past few years the
entries for the LSFB category have been pre-
dominantly for residential structures. “This
however was a top-end motor showroom,
which was certainly a departure from the
normand required closer inspection. It came
through with flying colours demonstrating
the unique attributes of LSFB. In this case
instead of straight and square lines, we were
treated to dramatic curves that illustrated the
versatility of the product,”he said.
As expected, the interior of an upmarket
car showroommust be unique and classy to,
after all, show off one of the most respected
German-made car brands. The client wanted
curved walls and bulk heads to get the right
effect and usually this would have been
done in concrete. But, as withmost retail and
commercial projects time is money and the
LSFB method was the perfect solution given
this scenario.
Standard BankWins Tubular
Category
TheStandardBankRosebankbuilding,known
as 30 Baker Street, located on the corner of
Baker and Oxford Roads in Rosebank, Johan-
nesburg has won the Tubular Category. One
of the judges, Franco Mordini, represent-
Medupi, Overall and Mining and Industrial
Category Awards winner.
Rooi Els Beach House won the Residential Category.
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