SAPS 10111 Emergency Call Centre
National Department of Public Works
Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
2010 - 2014
The building is 8000m2 and cost +/- R105,000,000.00 it is full of architectural features which also makes it a building which is quite expensive for its size. The architectural features stand out and provided engineering challenges and therefore it is definitely regarded as a landmark:
- Four Storey High Steel Roof Structure Exposed to Category 1 Wind Loadings
- Roof Trusses with Slender Supporting Struts
- Aesthetical Structural Element Shapes
- Three Storey (11m) High Self Supporting Steel Lift Shaft
- Cantilever Slabs (Supporting 230mm Wide Walls) exceeding 3 metres span length Steel/Concrete Composite Slabs supported on Slender Steel Posts
- Beam Structured Slabs supporting Live Load of 5kPa and 230mm Wide Wall Loadings
- Timber/Steel Walkway Structures with Slender Circular Section Beam Elements
- Aesthetical Precast Concrete Works
- Deviations from Conventional Structural Practices for Aesthetical reasons – Aesthetical structural connection details, unconventional element profiles used.