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Clive Mapfumo 11 | Property Shop

MARKETING ICONIC PROFILE
Newton Musara 18 | The Mbuya Nehanda Statue
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CONTRIBUTORS INDUSTRIAL PROFILE
Ministry of Local Government 85 | TSL’s New warehouse

and Public Works LOCAL MATERIAL FOCUS
Tapiwa Chiwara (Architect) 90 | Tanium Gutters
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and Monuments of Zimbabwe
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Property Shop
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We’re celebrating our 40th issue with a bumper crop of articles constructed on the site of three previous buildings and the existing individual
showcasing Zimbabwe’s diverse design and construction floor slabs have been incorporated into the new build. Perfect Roofing
industries. Our main feature this issue is the striking new Solutions has opened a new showroom in Graniteside to augment their
showroom and workshop space along the Airport Road specially designed showroom and factory in Msasa. It’s a much more convenient location for
to display BYD’s exciting new range of fully electric vehicles. It’s a major some customers and offers the same full service as their Msasa branch. The
first for Zimbabwe and proves that we’re right up to date with the latest Mokuba Group of Companies – incorporating Mokuba Infratech and Mokuba
international, environmentally friendly trends. The eye-catching structure Kitchens – recently launched a new addition to the family, Maori Furniture.
was developed as a collaboration between two young, innovative local Maori designs and manufactures custom made furniture for offices, homes
companies – Kingswood Construction and Inviktvs Design Group. We’ve and retail spaces and complements Mokuba’s existing businesses.
also covered the launch of the Mbuya Nehanda commemorative statue
in the centre of Harare at the intersection of Samora Machel Avenue and Dawn Africa has relocated to new premises along the Seke Road offering a
Julius Nyerere Way. The statue and pedestrian bridges have changed the wide range of wholesale plumbing and sanitary ware for both retailers and
face of Harare’s inner city. individual customers. They still offer their usual great services and technical
advice and they’re looking to venture into a new area – prefab building
Chop Chop have opened a new complex in Waterfalls at the Zindoga structures. We’d also like to welcome on board Zimbabwe’s leading upmarket
shopping centre which promises to provide great food and entertainment Real Estate Agents – Property Shop. In this issue we introduce you to who they
for residents in the surrounding suburbs. Included in the complex is their are and what they do and in future issues will cover all things related to buying,
meat factory, butchery and bottlestore. The development has upgraded selling, renting and developing properties. We’ll also feature some of the best
the area and hopefully other shop owners will upgrade their premises too. properties on the market under Property Shop’s expert management.
The new developments taking place at Marimba Park will come as welcome
relief to most residents as they will now have formal title deeds for their Enjoy our celebratory 40th issue – you can look forward to much more to come.
properties as well as access to decent services like water, electricity
and sewerage and well-constructed and maintained roads. The Steel All Structure & Design content, and much more is available online on our
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property news Shop’s services. They manage a select, up-market rental portfolio
with services that include following up on rental payments,
In addition they’ll vet prospective tenants and once a formal administration of lease agreements, tenant liaison as well as
contract is agreed upon they’ll collect the first month’s rent and repairs and maintenance of the property when required. This
security deposit. Thereafter they can hand the administration of service takes all the headaches out of renting out your property
the property back to the owners. and helps to protect both the owners and the tenants.

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and ensuring the business continues also owns the well-established travel the Estate Agents Council of Zimbabwe.
to grow. Farai has a background in agency, Sontine Travel, so she brings with Olga has a background in rural and urban
international diplomacy and economic her a wealth of knowledge and experience planning and business administration.
and social history. Farai brings a vast in the areas of business management Olga is the Principal Registered Agent
network of local and international clients, and banking and has established and of Property Shop’s outstanding team
particularly valuable at a time when more developed real estate opportunities across of property negotiators including Abby
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MODERN, PRIVATE AND SECURE OASIS

The property is inside a gated community with a fortified brick wall parameter and an entry and exit gate.
There are a total of about 9 built up units and 3 under construction. This newly built, modern and elegant

house with chromadek roof sits on 2000sqm. It has 4 bedrooms (all en suites) and most rooms have
aluminium sliding doors with access to well-manicured garden space.

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The main entrance of this property is through a front patio with
a wooden door that takes you to an entrance hall with breath-
taking views of the spacious entertaining patio and the lush
garden with a family size pool. The entrance hall is surrounded
by a study/office on the left, a powder room on the right and a
door leading to the entertaining patio. From outside, the study is
encircled by a fountain. The study has bottom narrow windows
that give it an enchanted feel inside.

To the right there is an open plan living area consisting of
kitchen/dining/lounge boasting voluminous and airy cathedral
ceiling allowing lots of light. The kitchen is fully equipped with
a Siemens double door fridge, a 5 plate silver SMEG gas stove,
Bosch microwave and an island with ceasarstone worktop. The
island faces the dining area and lounge. The dining area has a
side sliding door that leads you to the entertaining patio that
is equipped with an inbuilt braai stand and a mini kitchenette
for convenience. Further up is the lounge with a fireplace. The
spacious scullery is tucked away at the back of the kitchen, with
Whirlpool dishwasher and washing machine. The side door
opens onto a private courtyard with 2x5000L water tanks, a
generator and access to the staff quarters.

Back to the entrance hall, the left turn with lead you to a bedroom
wing. Right in the front is the guest bedroom with an exotic 4
piece en suite. The guest bedroom has a fireplace and opens onto
a bon fire area. This meeting area can also be accessed from the
driveway. The en suite has a floor to ceiling window/door that
gives one the view of the outside as you are soaking yourself in
the stand alone tub after a long day. In between the main bed and
the guest bedrooms are 2 kids’ rooms with showers only in the
en suites. The main bedroom has the views of the Gletwyn dam
and a cosy fireplace. As you enter this main bed you have views
of the entertaining patio across the garden and the massive walk
in closet on the other side. The closet will take you straight to the
en suite with double sinks, a stand-alone tub and an indoor and
outdoor showers.

The back garden offers a swimming pool, a fire pit and well-
manicured garden. The property goes for $USD650,000.00.

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Mbuya Nehanda
Statue And
Pedestrian Bridges
Change The Face
Of Harare CBD

text by Michael Nott
photos by Structure and Design

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iconic profile On Africa Day this year, the
25th of May, President
20 STRUCTURE & DESIGN of Zimbabwe Emmerson
Mnangagwa unveiled a statue
commemorating Nehanda Charwe
Nyakasikana, (c1840 – 1898)
commonly known as Mbuya
Nehanda. The 3m tall statue is
situated on a revolving platform
at the centre of two purpose built,
intersecting pedestrian walkways
specially constructed where Julius
Nyerere Way and Samora Machel
Avenue intersect.

Mbuya Nehanda is well known to
most Zimbabweans as the 19th
Century spirit medium (svikiro) of
the Zezuru Shona people, as well as
being a fearless leader of the First
Chimurenga in the war against the
colonisation of Zimbabwe by the
British South Africa Company led by
Cecil John Rhodes. Nehanda and her
ally Sekuru Kaguvi were captured
by the Company and executed on
charges of murder in 1898.Both
Nehanda and Kaguvi have become
revered and powerful symbols of
the struggle against colonialism and
minority rule. Nehanda in particular
has become a potent icon of Shona
culture and heritage as well as a
significant source of inspiration for
the nationalist struggle in the 1960s
and 70s.

The bronze statue was designed
and made by local Zimbabwean
sculptor David Guy Mutasa. The
lead architect and project manager
was Tapiwa Chiwara from the
Ministry of Local Government
and Public Works. In an interview
in The Herald conducted Agric,
Environment & Innovations
Editor Sifelani Tsiko (dated 31st
May 2021) Chiwara listed the
contributors to the project: - Tapiwa
Chiwara — Project Manager and
Design Architect, Edward Nyanzira
— Project Structural Engineer,
Oscar Muza — Project Mechanical
Engineer, Edwin Murimi — Project
Civil Engineer, Shepherd Mukorera
— Project Electrical Engineer,
Lilian Mandishona — Project
Civil Engineer, Talent Mashinga
— Resident Engineer and Lydia
Gubwe an architectural intern. The
main contractor was Construction
Team Zimbabwe CRSG led by
Tapiwa Majuru, Pride Boweni — Site
Engineer, Stone Cladding

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Works (Swaszy Granites), Onias Tinotenda
Chagaresango — Projects Director, Steel
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Towers), Emmanuel Chimedza — Managing
Director. The assembling of the rotating
platform was done by Kinotec Engineering
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In the same interview Chiwara described
his inspiration, “Since as an architect
through my research, Mbuya Nehanda said:
‘Mapfupa angu achamuka’ (my bones or
my spirit will rise) that became the bedrock
of my thoughts. In brief, I idealised her
spirit being immortalised by being buoyant,
lifted in the air…The design was also site
responsive since there was a need to
minimise traffic on the busy intersection
of Samora Machel and Julius Nyerere.” In
addition the memorial is situated adjacent
to the City Presbyterian Church which is
built on the site of the naturally occurring
springs which were a major source of water
for Nehanda and her comrades. 

Work on the project started in 2020 and built using steel, cobblestones, concrete
took around 11 months to complete. It and glass. “To be specific, we used
was initially estimated to take around two reinforcement steel of about 45 tonnes,
months but the discovery of uncharted structural steel for the bridge — 58 tonnes,
underground services and the Covid premix concrete —480 cubic metres, glass
pandemic resulted in unforeseen delays. — 450 panels and about 58 000 stone
According to Chiwara the monument was bricks…

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iconic profile

The design consists of linear black granite strips that
resemble the democratic black majority rule. It also has
cobblestones which were laid using dry construction
that mimics Great Zimbabwe Monument…The steel
trusses are laid in a chevron pattern which was again
adopted from the Great Zimbabwe Monument and
represents and honours the ingenuity of our ancestors…
The materials used in the design are maintenance free
and timeless. Firstly, the statue is made of bronze, a
timeless material. The structure consists of galvanized
steel and concrete which are very durable and weather
proof materials.

The glass is a 12.4mm thick glass panel which is
break-proof. Lastly, the cladding consists of granite
and cobblestone which is also maintenance free and
durable… The glass panels are etched with illustrations
detailing the history of the liberation struggle and
Mbuya Nehanda such that as you walk up the ramps
you also learn about the history of the liberation
struggle and the great heroine Mbuya Nehanda…On the
northern part, there is a water fountain that represents
an oasis — “chitubu cha Mbuya Nehanda” which was
adjacent to the site. This is where she fetched water.
The rotating equipment represents the Spirit of Mbuya
Nehanda which can transcend all four corners of
Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe birds were placed flying on
all four corners of the country.” 

The statue is mounted on an electronic rotating
platform which has a capacity of two tonnes and can
complete a full revolution in about an hour. The rotation
is regulated by a programmable logic controller so that
the equipment can be turned off and on automatically
at specific intervals or the speed of the rotation can be
adjusted as required. In addition new traffic lights –
with solar backup – were installed at the intersection to
control both vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow.

While the walkways and the statues are set to change
the cityscape of the capital Harare, and are an iconic
reminder of Zimbabwe’s cultural and political heritage
which should never be forgotten.

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Edwin Murimi — Project Civil Engineer,
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Engineer, Lilian Mandishona — Project
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ICONIC NEW SHOWROOM
AND WORKSHOP FOR BYD
AND GRAND AUTO

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text by Michael Nott
photos by Structure and Design
additional photos and renders courtesy of Inviktvs Design Group

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main profile

If you’ve driven down the Airport Road recently
you’re bound to have seen the new car sales
showroom (at 31 Airport Road) with its eye-
catching red, black and glass façade. The iconic modern
building is the new headquarters for the Grand Auto Body
Shop and BYD’s electric vehicle showroom. It’s also home
to BYD’s solar power division and Lindezi Travel and Tours
– all of which fall under the umbrella of the Tsapo Group
of companies. Formerly situated at 184 Mutare Road in
Msasa the group re-located to the Airport Road premises
in March this year.
The development was a collaboration between
Kingswood Contracting - civil and building contractors
- and the Inviktvs Design Group. 4M Construction
acted as the project managers with Grid Transmission
supplying and installing the steel structure for the
walls and the Chromadek roof and Aluminium Solutions
installing the front glass façade.
The back section houses Grand Auto Body Shop’s workshops
and spares section. GABS have installed state of the art
new technology for all their vehicle repairs and servicing,
including three dedicated spray booths for different body
finishing processes. The floor slab was especially re-inforced
to accommodate the weight of the hydraulic vehicle lifting
equipment and extra-large doors allow access for bigger
trucks and buses. A sequence of translucent roof sheets
provides natural light for the workshop while a series of
whirlybirds punctuate the roof for ventilation.

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The front façade is particularly designed to catch the attention of passing traffic. Large glass sheets set in black
aluminium frames cover most of the front and partially wrap around the two sides giving the maximum ‘shop
window’ display frontage. Above the glass, at the front edge of the concealed roof, a horizontal band, clad in
charcoal grey Hulabond panels, appears to float above the red and black solid wall sections. On the left hand
front corner is a square column also clad in Hulabond. While it appears solid it’s actually a hollow frame with
louvres sections at the top and bottom to allow trapped hot air – heated by the afternoon sun – to escape
without creating an oven inside. On the right hand corner is an exposed triangular steel frame which enhances
the ‘industrial chic’ look of the building but it’s not just decorative, it serves a structural purpose too to support
the roof.

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The building is on two floors and roughly divided
in half – front (street facing) and back – with
each half having approximately 1,200 sqm of
floor space. The front section has a mezzanine
which greatly increases the usable area for
offices and for showing off the vehicles on offer.
The building is surrounded by a paved area
providing parking in front and access to the
workshops at the rear. It’s separated from the
road by a see through Clear View palisade which
provides security without hindering sight lines.

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Roughly in the centre of the
façade is the main entrance
flanked by the red painted brick
wall on the left and a slatted
black wall section on the right.
The red wall provides a striking
background for the white ‘BYD
Build Your Dreams’ logo which
is illuminated at night. The black
wall is plastered and painted
brick with black rectangular
steel tubing mounted vertically
as a kind of textured 3D
cladding. The repeated vertical
steel tubing pattern and the
two central walls are meant to
break the horizontal lines of
the 60m long front elevation.
To the right of the black wall
the lower ground floor frontage
doesn’t have any glass, instead
there are two large black roller
shutter doors providing vehicle
access to the workshop behind.
The roller doors are surrounded
by more of the Hulabond
panelling. Above the solid
ground floor wall more glass
panels provide a view of the
upper level display floor which
is particularly striking at night
when the vehicles inside are lit
up. Access for the vehicles on
the upper level is via a hydraulic
lift on the side.

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The main entrance has a small portico
sheltering it which also serves to
accentuate the sense of scale. At the
entrance the portico is normal height but
as you pass through into the building the
space opens up to double volume height.
The stairs and ramp are clad in porcelain
tiles that look like black marble and a
stainless steel bannister leads you into
the showroom.

Inside, to the right, Hulabond panels hide the ablutions while tinted glass allows a partial
view of the workshop. Directly in front is the main reception desk with a pale grey wood-
grain front and a Ceasarstone counter. Behind the reception desk the steel and teak
staircase leads up to the first floor while behind the stairs is a glassed in cashier’s office.
The staircase has glass and stainless steel bannisters which are repeated along the
mezzanine gallery. Almost opposite the reception desk – on the inside of the red wall, is a
small coffee bar for customers.
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The main showroom has a sort of art gallery feel to it with glossy pale grey
porcelain floor tiles and the double volume ceiling. The ceiling is made of
timber slats treated in a bleached, whitewashed finish which allows the
grain to show through. Ultra-modern swirly LED lights hang from the roof.
The timber slats are continued down the wall behind the coffee bar and
repeated on the bridge behind the staircase, although this time the timber
has been stained in a variety of more natural, warmer colours.
Set against the back wall of the showroom are a series of offices and a small
boardroom. The offices and boardroom are sheltered from the afternoon sun
by the overhanging mezzanine floor. The offices have wide timber slats – sort
of like vertical blinds – to demarcate them from the showroom, and there’s
some comfortable seating areas, like mini lounges, for waiting customers.
The overall effect of the showroom is a clean, high tech, industrial look,
softened by the judicious use of timber to soften and warm up the ambiance.
On the first floor, overlooking the showroom, are the management offices
and the executive boardroom, all set behind aluminium frames and glass
panels, echoing the materials and the palette of the exterior. There’s also a
small kitchenette and the staff ablutions. Because the offices are set quite
far back in the structure they’re naturally sheltered from the afternoon sun.
This section is connected by a bridge behind the staircase to the Lindezi
offices and the top floor showroom.
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