Monday, October 22, 2012

Tydstroom Freezer Facility







After recently completing the planning phase and massaging of the building to suit the budget, KUBE architecture is pleased to announce that ground has been broken at the Tydstroom site. The estimated completion date being April 2013.

The facility comprises of approximately 1000m2 of cold storage running at -25 degrees centigrade. The floor area is kept to an absolute minimum by introducing a mobile racking system. Not only does this allow the client to stack pallets six high but also reduces the floor area by 50 % compared to more conventional systems. Building costs are therefore reduced by a similar proportion, not to mention the refrigeration costs.

Adjacent to the freezer is the +- 200m2 delivery and dispatch component, this being cooled to 10 degrees, balmy in comparison. Leading off the dispatch area is a modest administration office, hygiene and wc facility.
The plant room which drives the whole operation is situated on the southern side of the freezer store with the refrigeration pods sailing overheard. These can be seen in the attached renderings. The viability of solar photo voltaic panels are currently being investigated to assist in reducing the future energy demands of the facility.

It has been a wonderful experience to be involved in such a technically demanding building and we wish the whole project team all the best in seeing the project through to its completion.

Project Team:

Client: Tydstroom Poultry Hano van Riet

Project Management: GEA Project Solutions Wiekus Venter

Architect: KUBE architecture Simon Mountford

Structural Engineer: ZII Consulting Engineers Eric Haughton

Electrical Engineer: Technoserve Electrical and Electronic Engineers Johan Petzer

Fire and Mechanical Consultants: Element Consulting Engineers Manie van Noordwyk

Quantity Surveying: Senekal, Allen & Partners Jooste Senekal

Contractor: Hare & Liddell Construction Boebie Fredericks 021 531 0913

Mobile Racking: Barpro Storage SA James Cunningham


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