The Institute for Timber Construction South Africa (ITC-SA) recently hosted its Annual Timber Engineered Product Awards in Cape Town. The event showcased and rewarded excellence in the timber construction trade.
The annual awards is open only to timber frame builder, deck builder, roof fabricator and roof erector members of the institute. Awards categories include Decks & Boardwalks, Alterations & Additions, Structures Smaller than 120m2, Structures Larger than 120m2, Structures Larger than 220m2, and Roofing: Residential, Commercial & Exposed Trusses.
Entrants in each category must demonstrate in detail how their projects comply with construction regulations, good design practice, consideration for energy efficiency and conservation, aesthetics and overcoming challenges.
ITC-SA Timber Engineered Product Awards winners:
Decks & Boardwalks
Silver award: Town & Country Projects for V&A Waterfront Boardwalk Extension project
Architect: The Planning Partners
Alterations & Additions
Gold award: THK Construction for House Hansen
Architect: Sadie Jones
Engineer: Meny-Gilbert & Associates
Silver award: Logo Homes for House Randles
Architect: Jacques Cronje Timber Design
Engineer: Deon Botes, Poise Consulting Engineers
Bronze award: Timbercraft for House Bruckner
Architect: Thomas-Gey
Engineer: Anthony Cave, Cave Consulting Engineers
Structures smaller than 120m2
Gold award: Logo Homes for House Riley
Architect: Jacques Cronje Timber Design
Engineers: Gadomski Consulting Engineers
Silver award: THK Construction for House Bruce
Draughtsman: Greg Selfe, Draftcon Building Plans
Structures larger than 120m2
Gold award: Henton Homes for House Verster
Architect: Jacques Cronje Timber Design
Engineer: Deon Botes, Poise Consulting Engineers
Structures larger than 220m2
Silver award: Logo Homes for House McPherson
Architect: Alan Paine Designs & Johann Marais
Engineers: Gadomski Consulting Engineers
Roofing
Gold award: Bosazza Roofing for House Rumble
Architect: Lara Wilson McDade
Fabricator: Inyathi Truss
Engineer: Richard Bailey
Silver award: Elegant Roofing for Chere Botha School
Architect: Heinrich Wolff, Wolff Architects
Engineer: Mattie Oosthuizen
Bronze award: LCP Roofing for House Niewoudt
Timber roof truss designer: Andri Pretorius
Engineer: Errol Hobden
Project submission criteria
Each project submission had to include a technical written submission accompanied by high quality images clearly showing both the aesthetic and technical features of the project from commencement to completion. The project description had to include details about the site location, accessibility, the surrounding environment and soil conditions, project timeline, complexity, budget adherence and any unique challenges proffered by the build.
Projects submitted in the timber frame building categories had to address the entire structure with specific reference to elements like the foundations, slabs, footings, post beams and bracing, tie downs to the frames and roof structure, bracing or sheathing, noggins (fire stops), placement of service wire and pipes, types of service pipes and conduits as well as the braced roof structure prior to covering.
“As an essential aspect of creating and maintaining standards in the engineered timber construction sector, the ITC-SA’s Annual Timber Engineered Product Awards endeavour not only to recognise and reward excellent workmanship in the industry, but to inspire the same commitment to excellence among our membership and the industry at large,” remarks Jenni de Waal, ITC-SA senior office manager. “This year’s awards event produced yet more exceptional timber construction projects of which we can all be proud and highlighted just how workable timber can be in the decking, roofing and building trades,” she notes.
