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Concept & Design


This presentation provides an overview of the studio development including the following:

Project & Development Management:
Target Project & Construction Management Services

Studio Designer: Veronica Sive

Architects:
Stauch Vorster in association with ACG Architects

Acoustic Engineer: Pro Acoustic

Civil Engineers:
Orrie Welby Solomon

Structural Engineers:
Adema Structural Consultancy & Manong Associates

Electrical Engineers: Claassens Auret

Quantity Surveyors:
Abakali Quantity Surveyors

Landscape Architects:
Klitzner Anderson Landscape Architects

Mechanical Engineers:
PMC Professional Consultants

Environmental Consulting:
Environmental Partnership


Tender
Awarded To
R310 upgrade and Bridge
Martin & East (Pty) Ltd

Bulk Earthworks Imvusa Trading 1569cc

Piling Contract (Selected)
Frankipile

Main Building Contract - Studios 1 & 3
JT Ross Cape

Construction of the Internal Boulevard
Requad (Pty) Ltd





Land Use Summary


• 70% of the land is intended for Film Studio Development and Studio use.

• 30% of the land is intended for Residential, Commercial and Retail use.

• The Green areas will be kept as unspoiled wetlands, easily accessible with
boardwalks for soft recreational usage.

• The Orange areas are intended for residential usage.

• The Dark Brown areas are mixed use and would be available for Stellenbosch

• style street shops with offices on the second floor.



Phase 1 consists of:

• 4 Sound Stages, creating 7000sqm of studio filming space.
• Workshops 5600sqm (Industrial Buildings)
• Back-lot for out-door set-building
• Production Office space 1500sqm
• Management offices
• Support buildings for studio service companies
• Commercial retail space
• Roads, water, electricity, sewerage systems
• Residential

General Specifications:

• The stages have been designed to carefully selected specifications
– Stage 1 would be 2100sqm in size
– Stage 2 1850sqm
– Stage 3 1200sqm
– Stage 4 1850sqm

• Studio Height: 20 metres to the roof

• Lighting gantries
– 12Â & 15 meters
– 1,2 meters Walkways
– hanging capacity of 150kg per sqm
– Point load at any given point of 1,8 tonnes.

• Electricity supply distribution boards
– 3 or more
– 400amps per board
– 1200 amps of electricity
– Two 630KVA generators for back-up power
– Capacity for mobile, air-conditioning units to be connected
– Mobile Generator Hook-up
– Dimmer rooms

• Sound Integrity
– Sound Doors
– 150mm concrete walls, internal walls with sound blankets
































Design Ideas - Residential



• Production Companies
• Post Production Companies
• Film Lab
• Film Equipment
• Unit Gear
• Film Truck Rental
• Film Car Rental
• Special Effect Companies
• Stunt Companies
• Crew & Casting Agents
• Car Special Effects (James Bond)
• Art Department
• Prop Rental Companies
• Catering Companies





 


pdfDownload PDF of the full presentation presented by Nico Dekker at the SA Discover
the World of Cape Town Film Studios 01-12-2008.


pdfDownload PDF of Technical Specifications and Design.

 

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