Growthpoint Industrial Park

The Mount Edgecombe Industrial precinct is the context for this new midi-unit industrial park. The design is informed by a very conscious decision to separate the functions and thereby maintain very clear links for people and vehicles, whereby the functionality of the warehouses, the movement of trucks and industrial processes was kept separate to that of the office links, where staff and visitors could move about freely without risk or interference. Growthpoint Industrial Park comprises of Phase 1 and Phase 2, measuring approximately 20 300m and 21 800m respectively. Phase 1 has been completed and comprises of 15 new A-Grade units ranging in size from 845m up to 2 065m ready for immediate occupation. Units can be combined making for bigger units that measure up to 4940m. Phase 2 remains subject to tenant interest.

The external form and aesthetic quality of the warehouses were kept simple, functional and modern with very simple touches to break down the scale of these warehouses and add to the aesthetic quality of the park. The offices being separate to the industrial process allowed a different treatment with more contemporary features and materials as well as provided the opportunity to create more outward focused offices which could overlook softer more natural areas. Each warehouse has its own offices and ablution facilities as well as cantilevered roof canopy to all roller shutter doors to ensure adequate weather protection at loading areas.

Growthpoint industrial park is located in Mount Edgecombe North on 52 Siphosetho Road with close access to large cale residential, industrial and retail developments. Its easy access to the R102 and N2 freeway make this site an ideal location for an industrial development. The site finds itself at the halfway mark between the busy Durban Harbour and the King Shaka International Airport, being 20kms in either direction. The increasing growth of the nearby Cornubia development and the recent upgrading of the N2 and M41 interchange make access to and desirability of this location a unique feature. The site itself is postioned at the crossing of the R102, the Phoenix highway and the M41 Freeway. From the R102 and the M41 this site is within 3kms of the N2, the National Freeway
connecting Durban to the N3 and the Durban Harbour.