Following the recent completion of basement works and bulk excavations on the R1-billion The Paradigm building on Buitengracht street, in the Western Cape, construction company Tiber Construction says the building is entering another complex phase – the construction of the seventh-floor cantilevered pool deck.
In a media release, Tiber MD Jose Correia describes navigating the steep, traffic-bounded, heritage-sensitive site as “no mean feat”.
“This is one of the most technically demanding CBD sites we’ve ever worked on. You’re building a high-rise on a narrow urban footprint, with heritage buildings on one side, a major transport corridor on the other, and a steep fall across the site, so every part of this project has to be planned and built with precision.”
Among The Paradigm’s most defining features is the pool deck, which is set in a cantilever over the street and surrounded by breathtaking views.
“The pool deck is a structural challenge in its own right. You’re suspending a significant load above a busy urban corridor, which means the reinforcement, the formwork and the sequencing have to be flawless,” says Correia.
