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PROJECT
Silo District showcases sustainability
Recycling takes on a whole new meaning when a former grain silo
is transformed to house a museum. Saint-Gobain’s innovative green products are at the heart of the cutting-edge Silo Precinct development on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.
The historically signi cant old grain silo complex on the V&A Waterfront has been re-imagined to form the heart
of a new mixed-use space – the Silo District.
The old grain silo building itself will house the new Zeitz Mocca Museum
of Contemporary African Art – the rst major museum in the world to focus on contemporary art from Africa. Adjoining the museum is the high end Grain Silo Hotel.
Partnering in sustainability
Having started with the construction of No. 1 Silo, Allan Gray Head O ce, the Silo District will have been revitalised to the full when No. 6 Silo is completed in 2017. Saint-Gobain’s products will have made a huge contribution to this world- leading sustainable development.
For starters, No. 1 Silo, the rst building in the development to have been completed, owes its prized place as the only building in South Africa to get a six-star as-built rating from the
Green Building Council of South Africa to Saint-Gobain’s innovative green products.
As Janet Thomson, Regional Technical and Speci cations Manager Cape, explained: “Our systems have top-notch thermal, acoustic and aesthetic properties. They are also durable, promote good health, enable developers to save time and money and are lightweight. The last-mentioned is particularly important in a development like the Silo Precinct, because heritage
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