What is the purpose of the structure/ project?
Refurbishment of current paint shop.
What was the brief to the architect?
Remove leaking paint shop roof and replace with a thermally efficient built up roof system.
Give a brief description of the cladding process (complexity, difficulty, innovation)
Innovation, twin skin built up metal roof system with uncompressed insulation, to correctly and accurately provide the desired R value.
Difficulty short duration on project, over Christmas period in JHB’s rainy season, no extension of times were allowed, so continuous project acceleration was required.
What is special/ unusual/ innovative/ aesthetic about the steelwork/cladding in this project?
Double skin, and larger than normal flashings. Over 75 penetrations in the roof with no back flashings.
| Cladding profile/ type used | Tufdek IBR Saflok 700 |
| Cladding area/ coverage and tonnage | 24000m² |
Project Team
| Project Team Role | Company |
| Nominator | Safintra |
| Client/ Developer | BMW |
| Structural Engineer | Nyletti Structural
Engineers Pretoria |
| Main Contractor | MRC Group |
| Cladding Manufacturer | Safintra South Africa |
| Cladding Supplier | Safintra South Africa |
| Cladding Contractor | MRC Group |
| Photographer, Photo competition | Sublime Film |