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Services
As a general architectural studio, handling diverse projects including industrial, medical, commercial and sports facilities as well as all types of residential buildings, Greg de Bruyn offers hands-on involvement in any or all stages of building development. Our design philosophy is based on realistic, achievable and budget-conscious proposals, delivered with flair and efficiency. This approach is applied at every stage and level, whether it’s a concept sketch or an on-site final detail. With over 30 years of building and construction management experience, we are well-positioned to deliver accurate budgets and programmes, practical construction solutions and high standards of...
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Specialisation
Consulting to the Wine Industry: This practice recognises the unique role of a winery. It is both a production facility and a corporate statement with a powerful public image. In the wine industry, more than anywhere else, we celebrate and emphasise the synergy between these basic industrial processes and the desirable places they inhabit. Good winery design strives to achieve the right balance between the two. All too often, clients and designers are beguiled by the romantic prestige that attaches to winemaking and the spectacular buildings that have resulted from it. However, all the cachet in the world will not make a winery work if the essentials have been overlooked. Effective design of a wine-making facility requires intimate knowledge of oenological processes. These complex and diverse options are constantly changing and today’s trend can easily be tomorrow’s industry joke. Greg de Bruyn, as the only qualified Architect/Cape Wine Master in the country, with extensive experience in designing, establishing and managing wine estates, has a unique perspective of the challenges that face a client entering this field. Hospitals/medical: In association with, and under the aegis of Peter Hesselberg Architects, we were responsible for all the hospitals and clinics in the Netcare Portfolio, up to and during their amalgamation with Clinic Holdings. Some projects are listed in the projects portfolio. Other Specialised Services: Contractual disputes, drafting of contracts and construction documentation. Promotional and corporate copy-writing, press releases. Wine writing, education, judging, assessment and promotional copy. Chartered scapegoats; Crisis-mongers; Counter-confrontationalists; Ad-hoc improvisers; Dream-shapers and fantasists to the gentry; Thumb-suckers, muchnessers and guestimators; Number-crunchers and statistampers; Facilitators and lubricators; Finders, makers and getters; Multi-disciplinary word-smiths; Obstacle eradicators; Downside...
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Projects
Wineries: Sumaridge Winery, Hemel-en-Aarde, Hermanus: Full turn-key responsibility, including zoning/consents, master-planning, building and process design, on-site construction management, commissioning. Marianne Winery, Stellenbosch/Paarl: Design and construction administration (in association with Agence Epure, Bordeaux, France). Topiary Winery, Wemmershoek, Franschhoek: Full service from inception to commissioning, including construction management. Mont Destin: Design of buildings & production processes (not built). Babin Farm: Micro-winery conversion of existing buildings. All aspects of planning. Mhudi Wines, Paarl: Master-planning for wine-lifestyle estate. Hospitals: (All in association/partnership with Peter Hesselberg Architects) Ferncrest, Rustenburg The Bay, Richards Bay, Umhlanga Hospital Bagleyson Day Clinic Major additions and remodelling: Sunninghill Hospital: Doctors’ suites tower, trauma, cardiac & maternity Rosebank Clinic: Doctors suites, oncology N1 City Hospital, Goodwood, Cape Town: New ICU & trauma unit Union Hospital, Alberton: Trauma, reception/admin, maternity. Jacaranda Hospital, Pretoria: New wards, ICU. Commercial/general: Longmeadow commercial complex. Parktown Boys High School indoor sports centre Ananda Marga Community Centre, Meredale. A to Z Electrical Contractors Headquarters, Ormonde. BM Power Centre, Maitland Residential: Heritage rehabilitation: Vredenburgh Estate manor house (c. 1800), Firgrove, Somerset West House at City Beach, Perth, Australia 5 Houses at Atlantic Beach, Melkbosstrand 4 Houses at Candlewood Estate, Ormonde House at Heldervue, Somerset West 4 Houses at Olive Crest, North Riding, Johannesburg House at La Concorde, Somerset West 3 Houses at Eagle Canyon, Honeydew House at Fairhaven, Somerset West 2 Houses at Monaghan Farm Country Estate...
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"Architecture with both feet on the ground"
(and just a little bit of head in the clouds)