Name and Location
V&A Waterfront Silo district project, Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
V&A Waterfront.

Project Description
The V&A Waterfront’s Silo district involves the conversion of the waterfront’s historical silos. The district is home to the multiple award-winning No 1 and No 2 silo developments and is the location of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) being developed in the grain silo complex.

The Zeitz MOCAA will introduce Category A climate control in the galleries. The technology has been endorsed by the International Council of Museums and is used in internationally renowned galleries such as the Pompidou Metz, Pulitzer and Paul Klee. The technology offers the highest level of protection to an art collection and is the most advanced climate control technology currently available. It will enable Zeitz MOCAA to exhibit any piece of art, no matter how fragile.

Further, four new silo developments will introduce more than 35 000 m2 of mixed-use, sustainable developments, including new corporate offices, a residential development, a Virgin Active Classic Health Club and a midrange internationally branded hotel, as well as more than 1 050 additional parking bays. When completed, about 2 500 people will work at the Silo district daily.

The No 3 silo will offer an estimated 10 000 m2 of residential space in the form of about 75 luxury one- to four-bedroom apartments, all offering the same environmentally sustainable benefits as No 2 silo, which, in addition to receiving a four-star green rating from the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) in 2013, has recently ranked as the best residential development in the country by the South African Property Owner’s Association. The new No 3 silo has similar aims and will aim to redefine luxury.

In a first for the V&A Waterfront and the Western Cape, the No 4 silo will offer a state-of-the-art, 4 000 m2 Virgin Active Health Club.

The No 5 silo development will offer 13 500 m2 of multitenanted office space and also aims to achieve a Green Star rating from the GBCSA.

A 220-key 8 000 m² international, midmarket hotel will be housed in the No 6 silo. The operator for this hotel is expected to be announced in the upcoming months.

To accommodate the expected increased traffic into the Silo district, works are under way to widen South Arm road and an extension of the basement parking area will add an additional 1 050 new bays to the super basement, bringing the total number of bays to 2 750.

Use of the MyCiti service is supported and encouraged with the silo bus stop already operational.

Value
R1.5-billion.

Duration
Construction is expected to be completed by late 2016. Zeitz MOCAA is expected to take occupancy in November 2016, with the museum officially opening to the public in February 2017.

The No 4 silo is scheduled for completion in early 2016, the No 5 by mid-2016, and the No 3 silo in late 2016.

The No 6 silo will open in early 2017.

The basement extension is scheduled to be complete by late 2015.

Latest Developments
The final phase of the V&A Waterfront’s Silo district is on track for an early 2017 completion at a substantial investment of R1.5-billion.

The Silo district will result in the V&A continuing its relationship with partners Mace International project managers and quantity surveyors MLC. WBHO, the main contractor for MOCAA, will also undertake the basement extension.

Van Der Merwe Miszewski Architects (VDMMA) has been appointed as the lead architects for the No 3, No 4 and No 5 silos.

They will partner with Makeka Design Lab on No 3 and No 4 silos, and with Jacobs Parker on No 5 silo. Heatherwick Studio, VDMMA, Rick Brown Associates (RBA) and Jacobs Parker are partners on the Zeitz MOCAA development in the historic grain silos. Architects for the No 6 silo are still to be appointed.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
WBHO (main construction contractor); MACE (principal agent and project manager), MLC (quantity surveyors); Sutherland Engineers and Arup (structural engineers); VDMMA, RBA and Jacobs Parker (silo architects); Makeka Design Lab (No 3 and No 4 silos); Jacobs Parkers (museum fit-out and No 5 silo) and Heatherwick Studio, VDMMA, RBA and Jacobs Parker (Zeitz MOCAA).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
V&A Waterfront public relations and communications manager Carla White, tel +27 21 408 7500 or
email cwhite@waterfront.co.za.
WBHO, tel +27 11 321 7200, fax +27 11 887 4364 or email wbho@wbho.co.za.
MACE, communications manager Shirin Homawala, tel +44 7881 091 396 or email Shirin.homawala@macegroup.com.
Sutherland Engineers, tel +27 21 425 0065, fax +27 21 425 0066 or email info@sutherlandengineers.com
Arup, tel +27 21 409 3500 or email capetown@arup.com.
VDMMA, tel +27 21 423 5829, fax +27 21 423 5823 or email email@vdmma.com.
Rick Brown Associates, tel +27 21 424 3064, fax +27 21 481 1098 or email info@rba.co.za.
Jacobs Parker, tel +27 21 4255 476, fax +27 21 4219 100 or email info@jacobsparker.co.za.
Makeka Design Lab, tel +27 21 425 5211, fax +27 21 425 5212 or email info@makekadesigns.com.