Food Lover's Market Distribution Centre 

The programme for this facility bought together a food-grade distribution centre with cold stores and a head office for the retailer in a single location and required an option for future extension.  

For economy both components were placed under a single mono-pitch roof with the roof apex forming the division between the building and the potential future phase. The three floor office is organised around a full-height entrance atrium along the south-east facade. Continuous casement windows are fit into the vertical sheeting at first and second floors and a feature frameless glass facade affords the atrium views toward the Boland mountains and exposes and celebrates the steel warehouse structure. 

For maximum durability, the warehouse is constructed from a palette of untreated materials; below 4 meters precast concrete planks are slotted between steel columns to prevent damage from vehicles and unpainted Zincalume steel sheeting is utilised above 4 meters. 

Food Lover's Market Distribution Centre 

The programme for this facility bought together a food-grade distribution centre with cold stores and a head office for the retailer in a single location and required an option for future extension.  

For economy both components were placed under a single mono-pitch roof with the roof apex forming the division between the building and the potential future phase. The three floor office is organised around a full-height entrance atrium along the south-east facade. Continuous casement windows are fit into the vertical sheeting at first and second floors and a feature frameless glass facade affords the atrium views toward the Boland mountains and exposes and celebrates the steel warehouse structure. 

For maximum durability, the warehouse is constructed from a palette of untreated materials; below 4 meters precast concrete planks are slotted between steel columns to prevent damage from vehicles and unpainted Zincalume steel sheeting is utilised above 4 meters.