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28 Apr 2022

Fire safety for student accommodation

By Staff Writer

The issue of fire-safety requirements for student accommodation is again being highlighted now that university students are back on campuses. “Fire-safety requirements for student accommodation are by nature more onerous than other building types,” comments ASP Fire CEO Michael van Niekerk. This is because any building in which rooms are rented out as accommodation is...
08 Sep 2021

Mixed-use developments drive trend for convenience and integration

By Staff Writer

Mixed-use developments are a growing trend in the residential property development market because they reduce travel time for residents and offer more convenience, choice and an integrated lifestyle. On the part of developers, the decision-making involved may be more complex, but this can be balanced against more robust income models. “All in all, mixed-use developments...
12 Aug 2021

Paragon Promotes Gender Parity

By Staff Writer

It is so important to demonstrate opportunities for career advancement at present. “Morale throughout the profession is not at its best during these extraordinary and trying times, yet we continue to grow and excel and produce great work for our clients,” says Paragon Interface Senior Associate Kirstin Cavanagh. Recently appointed to her new role, Kirstin...
25 Mar 2021

Paragon Group designs world-class campus for Torah Academy

By Staff Writer

Paragon Group, under Director Anthony Orelowitz, has designed a new, world-class facility for Torah Academy Girls High School in Johannesburg. The new campus for the school is scheduled to open its doors in January 2022. It heralds a new era for the academy, which has been located on the corner of Hilson Road and Louis...
25 Mar 2021

Lanseria Smart City unlikely to make a big splash in SA’s urban landscape

By Staff Writer

In his State of the Nation Address on 13 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that the proposed Lanseria Smart City “is now a reality in the making”, with the draft masterplan completed in November 2020 out for public comment. With South African cities and towns fast deteriorating at an infrastructure and service delivery level, the...
17 Mar 2021

Lanseria Smart City unlikely to make a big splash in SA’s urban landscape

By Staff Writer

In his State of the Nation Address on 13 February, President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed that the proposed Lanseria Smart City “is now a reality in the making”, with the draft masterplan completed in November 2020 out for public comment. With South African cities and towns fast deteriorating at an infrastructure and service delivery level, the...
15 Mar 2021

Next step in remote working likely to be a new hybrid workspace model

By Staff Writer

By Anthony Orelowitz, Director, Paragon Group The current response to Covid-19 and working from home has many unanticipated pitfalls. The dialogue around culture and new ways of working has been accelerated by Covid-19, which makes this an extremely exciting time to be an architect. We are going to have to design spaces that address the...
08 Feb 2021

Offices are still important for collaboration and building company culture

By Staff Writer

In this regard, office-space planning is likely to shift away from ‘a place to sit and work’ to ‘a place to communicate, collaborate and build company culture’, reveals Paragon Group Director Estelle Meiring. “Despite the fact that the lockdown has shown that we can work from anywhere, it has also emphasised that humans are social...
24 Nov 2020

Paragon Interface completes multi-company fit-out at 1 Park Lane

By Staff Writer

If designing the interior fit-out for an iconic building is not enough of a demanding challenge. Imagine the complexities that arise; when a building contains different clients; each with their own requirements, branding and aesthetics. This was the challenge that faced interior architecture company Paragon Interface; part of the Paragon Group, at 1 Park Lane...
19 Nov 2020

1 Park Lane

By Staff Writer

If designing the interior fit-out for an iconic building is not enough of a demanding challenge, imagine the complexities that arise when such a building contains a number of different clients, each with their own requirements, branding and aesthetics. This was the challenge that faced interior architecture company Paragon Interface, part of the Paragon Group, at...
26 Oct 2020

A New Lease Of Life For Historic La Concorde

By Staff Writer

Why do so many architects never build what they dream of? This is the question that Paragon Group Director Anthony Orelowitz will address in an online masterclass on 29 October. Entitled ‘How financial knowledge can liberate your design’, it is the second masterclass presented by the Paragon Group. Accredited by the Gauteng Institute for Architecture...
09 Sep 2020

E-commerce spike leads to major investment in warehouse space

By Staff Writer

A massive spike in online sales during the Covid-19 crisis is expected to fuel unparalleled growth in e-commerce operations in South Africa. The general rule of thumb is that e-commerce requires three times the logistics space of traditional storefronts. “Therefore it is reasonable to assume that we will see a much greater investment in warehouse...