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structures are being used and weight is a major limiting factor on what can be done with them.”
For instance, Saint-Gobain Gyproc is able to provide walls that are 10 times lighter than traditionally constructed walls, there are no wet works on site while the products are being installed and they are also 3 times quicker to install than traditional walling. Services are accommodated in the cavities and comfort levels are superior because of the acoustic and thermal properties of the products.
Add to this excellent re ratings, the exibility to t different heights and thicknesses and to change these without too much effort or expense, along with easy maintenance, and the choice of Saint-Gobain as a preferred supplier makes a lot of sense.
Providing unique solutions
The recently completed buildings in the V&A Waterfront development in which Saint-Gobain’s Gyproc, Isover, Norton and PAM products feature are: the No 1 Silo and No 2 Silo apartments, the Breakwater apartments, Workshop 17, the Portwood Edge apartments and
the aquarium. Various shops in the Waterfront Mall, such as the H&M store, V&A store, Hamley’s, Zara and Top Shop also boast Saint-Gobain products .
The Zeitz Mocca Museum provided an opportunity to show just how well Saint-Gobain is able to provide solutions to suit client requirements.
As Janet pointed out: “It is standard to design a drywall to hang heavy items like televisions, basins, kitchen cupboards and studs directly off the walls using noggins and load-bearing studs and tracks. In the design phase of the museum, we had to determine the best xing method for artworks of unknown weight and in varying places on the walls. Our technical department was able to provide a cost-effective solution.”
Add to this the fact that Saint- Gobain has speci cations, technical and commercial teams constantly on hand to evolve and modify systems where required, and it becomes obvious why the company was chosen as a preferred supplier and its walling, ceiling and bathroom solutions were speci ed throughout the projects mentioned here. w
Our systems have top-notch thermal, acoustic and aesthetic properties.
PROJECT
SIlOS In A nUTShEll
The Silo Precinct consists of:
w The Grain Silo Zeits Mocca Museum
and the Grain Silo Boutique Hotel w No. 1 Silo, the Allan Gray o ce
(completed)
w No. 2 Silo, residential apartments
(completed)
w No. 3 Silo, residential apartments
(under construction)
w No. 4 Silo, Virgin Active health club
(completed)
w No. 5 Silo, an o ce block housing
PwC and Werksman’s attorneys
(completed)
w No. 6 Silo, Radisson Red, a 4-star
hotel (under construction)
District-wide utilities service the buildings. These include a sea water- cooling and heating plant that uses the ocean as a renewable energy source, dramatically reducing the consumption of electricity and potable water required to heat and cool the buildings.
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