Property & Construction Solutions
Overall Winner: Boogertman + Partners Interiors with project Google HQ South Africa
The Google Jozi project boasts an accreditation of both a 5-star Green Star rating as well as a Gold Leed certification. The project was inspired by its contextual fabric of Johannesburg (or better known to locals as, Jozi), South Africa.
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Keneilwe Mosito is an interior designer in Profica’s Occupier Services department and part of the Workplace Solutions team. She is passionate about capturing the values of occupiers within office spaces, and making sure every last square meter is used to maximum potential. Keneilwe is most inspired by seeing happy clients. She believes working virtually should…
The built environment contributes nearly 40% of annual global CO2 emissions. This year, the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA) annual convention in Cape Town focused on the urgency of transforming the built environment to divert us from a potential “climate hell” in the future. The event offered a wealth of information about sustainable construction,…
The opening of the Mövenpick Hotel Kigali this November marks a significant moment for Rwanda’s luxury hospitality sector. The comprehensive redevelopment of the former Hotel Umubano into a 124-key, five-star destination required a blend of international standards, local insight, and expert project management. Profica played a key role, serving as the Project Manager and FIDIC…
Two Profica managed shopping centres opened this week in Nigeria and in Zambia. Asaba Shopping Centre situated in Nigeria’s Delta State, was officially inaugurated yesterday by Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa. Profica were appointed as the Project Managers and Tenant Coordinator by the Resilient Africa Group. This highly anticipated retail centre boasts Shoprite as…
Leading construction solutions company Profica recently added the completion of a new office for General Electric and a fit-out project for Ericsson in Cote d’Ivoire to its growing portfolio of projects in the country. Project manager Aaron Bigmore says that since he started projects there in 2012, development has boomed.“Development has just exploded in Cote…
From the Cape’s Harbour Arch to Cairo’s The Gate, mixed-use projects in Africa are revitalising urban nodes and mirroring the international upward trend of creating multifunctional precincts in urban areas. However, while there is a huge opportunity in developing mixed-use facilities in specific African regions, these projects are not without challenges and need to be…