Collaboration, in association with Van Der Merwe Miscewski Architects and Rick Brown & Associates are currently designing Allan Gray’s new corporate head office which is located in Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the heart of Cape Town. The building consists of three basement levels and six office floors which make up a total area of approximately 18,500 square meters. The building has a residential component which is incorporated on the side of the East wing of the building. There will also be a retail component on the Silo level which will activate the square. The Allan Gray building is part of a larger precinct plan which the V & A Waterfront plan to develop in the near future. For example, there are various proposals to convert the Silo’s for a different use, as the existing structure is protected by heritage regulations. The building design is complex in that the client’s ( V & A Waterfront & Allan Gray ) would like the building to achieve a five star – Green Star rating. The project is due for completion in June 2013.