Wineries and Distilleries

From the founding of DeVilliers and Hulme the company has undertaken more than 150 commissions for new wineries, or alterations to existing ones.

These have ranged from a small 18 ton winery to an 8000 ton winery.

DeVilliers and Hulme also undertakes commissions for the Process Design of wine cellars including effluent treatment.
With this experience we are undoubtedly the leaders in the wine cellar and general winery field.

The design of continuous distillation and pot still distillation facilities for brandy also form part of our portfolio.
Clients such as KWV and Distell are of the largest distilleries in the world, but commissions have also been undertaken for Boutique distilleries such as Tokara and L’Ormarins.

We were also involved from grass roots level with the design of the Wellington whisky distillery for Distell.
Some other cellars with which we have coloured the winery landscape are:

Apartments and multi-storey buildings

DeVilliers and Hulme have been involved with the structural design of a number of luxury apartment buildings on the Atlantic seaboard.
Our service includes geo-technical investigations and foundations, basement parking areas, designing for seismic conditions, accommodating large loadings from penthouse pools and much more.

• 7 St Charles (Fresnaye).
• The Fresnaye (Fresnaye).
• Fresnaye Heights (Fresnaye).
• Aquarius (Mouille Point).
• Two Oceans Beach (Mouille Point).
• Romney Park (Green Point).

Industrial

A large number of commissions for the design of Industrial Buildings have been completed by DeVilliers & Hulme.
We can see the project through from liaison with the Local Authority, plans approval, design of foundations, structural frames, offices, floors and services such as water supply, fire equipment, sewerage, electrical distribution and standby generators.
Also civil services such as earthworks, roads and parking areas.
Some of the more notable projects in this category are:

• Green Park distribution centre, warehouse and bottle washing facility in Epping for Distell (12 500 m2)
• Distribution centre for DGB in Wellington (17500m2)
• Bottle washing plant for Ecowash in Wadeville (15000m2)
• Natural Beverages canning and bottling facility in Springs (18 000 m2)
• Bowler Metcalf PET factory and warehouse in Philippi (6000m2)
• Simba chips Distribution centre in Isando (6 500m2)

Institutional

Institutional buildings call for a robust design capable of withstanding the generallyhigher throughput of traffic associated with such buildings.

Some of our more recognisable projects are:

Kirstenbosch research centre and library
Kirstenbosch glass house and visitor centre
UCT Lung Institute
Guguletu multi-sport complex
Theatre-on-the-Bay
Unicity Council chambers and plenary assembly hall

Individual and group houses

DeVilliers and Hulme are involved with some 30 to 50 residential projects annually.
The structural designs range from mundane to complex, from minor alterations to multimillion rand luxury houses. These projects call for close liaison with the Architect and Contractor, for lateral thinking and innovative design.

Township services

DeVilliers and Hulme does civil engineering services design (roads, stormwater, water, sewerage) forsub-divisional townhouse complexes to large group housing complexes and townships.
From developments with only four town houses to small towns with 2000 erven.
Some of these include:

• Jonkerspark (group housing-Stellenbosch)
• Vygeboord Village (group housing-Durbanville)
• Verona Estate (group housing-Durbanville)
• Dennegeur (village development-Franschhoek)
• Suurbraak town (full civil services upgrade)
• Tyger Waterfront (office/residential -Bellville)

Specialised Projects

DeVilliers and Hulme has developed specialised expertise in the design of process driven buildings.
Examples of our management expertise of multi-services buildings, besides the multitude of wineries, are:

• The Glass House at Kirstenbosch
• The Rupert Art Museum in Stellenbosch
• The Apartheid Museum in Port Elizabeth.

We believe we add value to the end product by thinking laterally during the design process to ensure the sympathetic accommodation of the necessary services.

Property Development

De Villiers & Hulme have on various occasions ventured into the realm of property development. From the experience thus gained, we further add value to commercial projects by understanding the realities of cash flow and profit motive, critical time deadlines and quality assurance.
This understanding is transformed into appropriate design, i.e. pre-casting some elements or use of steel instead of concrete.

Project Management

DeVilliers & Hulme are often called in to take on the responsibility for driving projects to ensure their timeous completion, within budget and to the expected quality standard.
We have the qualified personnel with the relevant experience and expertise to make this happen.
Typically this would involve some or all of the following.

Project and scope definition.
Management and coordination of human resources and communications.
Setting achievable time and budget constraints and managing these as well as risk. Identification and management.