“It was a pleasure to work with Isipani. The contract management, construction QS services, and onsite construction management could compare with the best in the industry. Isipani was a well-organised construction team. I will never forget the football they played on the beach during lunch breaks, and how the cleaning of the site was always the last item on the list before the weekend. The project was seamless and completed within 36 months, on programme, and to budget.”

Kobus Coetzee

Architect, Studio D’Arc Architects

“Die projek het baie goed verloop.”

Arnold Bestbier

PQS, DV Boland Consulting

Hibernian Towers

Project Details:

Value: R168.0m
Date: 2009
Client: Quay Power Properties
Architect: Studio D’Arc Architects
Awards: BIFSA 4-Star Safety Grading (2007); MBSA National Safety Competition (2007), 2nd in the category Projects R120m – R200m; MBA Western Cape Regional Safety Competition (2007), 1st in the category Projects R120m – R200m; MBA Western Cape Regional Safety Competition (2008), 1st in the category Projects R120m – R200m

Hibernian Towers is a mixed residential and retail development on the intersection of Sarel Cilliers Street and Beach Road in the Strand.

The build had a total height of 65 m and accommodated 26 studio apartments, 81 luxury three-bedroom apartments and two penthouses. The design was composed of two towers of 12 and 18 levels, respectively, resting on a single podium. The podium, four levels high, was designed to accommodate shops, offices and two levels of flats. The design linked the podium and two towers with a central 12-storey atrium and glass elevator. At the time, the 22-storey building was the company’s highest building and largest single contract to date. The volume of work that the project entailed also made it one of the company’s most challenging. The project consumed 325 anchoring piles, 25,000 m³ concrete and 1,500 t of reinforcing steel. Wind also played havoc with the construction schedule — just under 70 days were lost due to high winds and inclement weather. Hibernian Towers was a negotiated contract and developed for an international client.