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2004 Stainless Steel Awards
Winner - Projects Category
Easy Engineering & Northpoint Architects
Project :
Design and manufacture of
"Zulu Type" structures for Sibaya Casino in Umhloti

Easy Engineering and Northpoint
Architects, who jointly designed and fabricated Zulu-type dome structures
designed by Northpoint Architects for the Sibaya Casino in Umhloti, were named the winner in the Projects
category of the 2004 Stainless Steel Awards
The Pinetown-based company
manufactured eight of these beautifully crafted, intricate stainless steel domes
for the new casino being built by principal contractor WBHO Construction and
scheduled to be opened in November this year by the Sun International group.
A contract to produce eight of these Zulu-type domes in March this year and
completed them in a record time of four months without compromising the quality
of the work. The dome structures were installed on site during August and
September this year.
The concept for these dome
structures is an evolution of the form of the Zulu hut and the hand sketches
drawn by Northpoint architects combined with Easy Engineering’s design
capabilities resulted in a contemporary stainless steel version of these
traditional structures.
The 40 strong staff complement at
the Pinetown-based company fabricated these detailed structures using rolling,
welding, section forming and pipe bending equipment. The visually arresting
domes are testimony to the excellent quality of the workmanship for which the
company has become renowned in the Durban area.
Easy Engineering
P O Box 793
Pinetown
3600
Tel : 031 705 4377
Fax: 031 705 4382
easyeng@global.co.za
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