Vera School for Children with Autism, Rondebosch East, Cape Town

Vera School for Children with Autism

Rondebosch East, Cape Town

Location

Educational

Category

Bert Pepler Architects

Architect

Cost planning and budget management

Services

We provided quantity surveying services for the new vocational centre at Vera School, a special needs facility for learners with autism spectrum disorder in Rondebosch East. Built on a limited budget funded through the national lottery, the project delivered eight classrooms across two floors in a compact, square footprint designed to make the most of every rand spent on construction.

Our role centred on cost planning and budget management, helping the client stretch limited funding into a flexible, light filled facility. Classrooms open onto a central foyer and can be enlarged via retractable sliding screens for larger group activities, while floor to ceiling glazing and a sculptural skylight bring natural light throughout, proof that careful cost control doesn’t have to come at the expense of good design.

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