Water Utilities Corporation Headquarters – New CBD
Mechanical services design for a 12-storey mixed-use office tower with a 7-storey apartments wing, incorporating thermal storage HVAC, water treatment, solar water heating and basement fire protection.
Gaborone CBD, Botswana
Design completed (not yet built)
P165,000,000.00 (estimate)
Mechanical & Building Services Scope
The design scope covered comprehensive mechanical and wet services for a major corporate headquarters and residential block in Gaborone CBD, with strong emphasis on sustainability and efficient resource use.
- Thermal storage based HVAC system using chilled beams and passive cooling
- Kitchen equipment installation with extract systems
- Potable water tanks and pumping systems
- Black water treatment plant, storage and chlorination
- Solar water heating systems
- Fire sprinkler protection and smoke control for basement parking levels
Key Outcomes & Challenges
- Integration of green building features into mechanical designs
- Thermal storage using ice tanks and chillers balanced with chilled beams to avoid indoor rain
- Black water collection, treatment and reuse strategy with fail-safe routing to conventional sewage
- Comprehensive services design for both office and residential components