+IMPACT MAGAZINE ISSUE 27

SAPOA AWARDS
HERITAGE AWARD
WINNER: PEAK STUDIOS
Architect: GASS Architecture Studios
With the great importance and value placed on
architectural heritage in the Western Cape, this recognition
from SAPOA serves as a great acknowledgement of
the pursuit of regeneration and development within
a heritage-rich built environment by means of sensitive
and functional integration, instead of mere replacement
– something integral to the GASS philosophy.
Official
publication
of Green
Building
Council
South
Africa
CERTIFIED
Location: 368A Main Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Project dates: October 2021 – December 2022
Certification: EDGE Final (Design) certification in December 2023
Type of building: New residential building with additions and
alterations to existing heritage building
Project size: 11 424m²
MERIT AWARD
WINNER: OCEAN SCIENCES CAMPUS EXTENSIONS, NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY
Architect: SVA International
SVA International is extremely proud to have been recognised at such a prestigious event. This project
aimed to challenge the traditional notion of “spaces of learning” and establish a new identity for the campus
while creating a modern, state-of-the art academic and research facility.
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Ray Truter
Location: 15 Gomery Avenue, Gqeberha
Project dates: Completion in 2022
Certification: None
Type of building: Additions and alterations to academic
and research facilities
Project size: 22 000m²
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