This structure incorporates a number of innovative features brought about by the adaptation of engineering principles to the particular demands and circumstances of the client. The initial brief for this unique structure situated near the Northgate Shopping Centre in Gauteng - which was a finalist in last year's National Award and received a commendation in the SAICE Wits Branch Awards for Excellence in Civil Engineering - called for the development of some 30 000 M2 of retail and showroom space, aimed particularly at the motor industry. Discussions between the professional team and the client pursued the desirability and benefit of having much of the space column free and it was concluded that the optimum structural approach to meet this desire was the use of a dome structure.
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