6
Buildings
67 000
m² total GLA
55%
Reduction in site wet trades
−6 wks
Programme saving on hotel
Project Details
Client
Transnet Property
Location
Point Waterfront, Durban
Year
2024
Category
Mixed-Use
Floor area
67 000 m²
Scope of Services
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Plumbing & Wet Services
Offsite MEP Coordination
Overview
A six-building waterfront precinct in Durban's Point precinct — comprising hotels, retail, residential and a conference centre — designed around a shared district cooling plant and a single unified BMS infrastructure. The project set a new benchmark for offsite MEP fabrication in South Africa.
The Challenge
Six buildings with different owners, different uses and different programme sequences needed to share a single piece of infrastructure from day one. The district cooling plant had to be sized for ultimate development, built for phase one, and operational in time for the hotel opening — which was the first building to complete, and on the tightest programme.
Our Solution
We specified offsite-fabricated riser modules for all six buildings, reducing wet trades on site by 55% and allowing the hotel to achieve practical completion six weeks ahead of programme. The district cooling plant was designed with a modular chiller bank, commissioned in three stages as load grew across the phased development.
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