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Commercial / Foreshore, Cape Town

Foreshore Office Refurbishment

A floor-by-floor refurbishment of eight office floors while 600 staff kept working in the building.

Client

Corporate owner-occupier

Sector

Commercial

Location

Foreshore, Cape Town

Value

R45 million to R70 million

Duration

11 months

Status

Completed 2024

Project overview

The challenge

The owner wanted to modernise eight floors of a 1980s office building without moving its 600 staff off site.

Our approach

We refurbished one floor at a time, with noisy strip-out work done at night. Each finished floor was handed back before the next one closed, and lifts and escape routes stayed in use throughout.

The outcome

All eight floors were completed in 11 months. Energy use per square metre fell by 28 percent after the lighting and air-conditioning upgrade.

Scope of works

Results

8

floors refurbished with staff in occupation

28%

reduction in energy use per square metre

11 months

phased programme

0

lost working days for the client

Project photographs

Fitted consulting floor with open reception and desks
Glass facade of a modern office building
Steel roof beams being installed over the distribution centre

Our staff barely noticed the work happening. Each floor came back finished, clean and on the day we were promised.

Facilities Manager

Corporate owner-occupier

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