Transnet M&E Headquarters

Adaptive Reuse of a Historic Railway Precinct

Project Role: Lead Landscape Architect

Scope: Concept Development • Planting design

• Detailed Design • Tender Documentation

• Construction Oversight

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Client: Transnet Engineering

The headquarters landscape reinterprets the site's railway heritage through a contemporary arrival sequence. Robust materials, integrated water features and resilient planting respond to challenging site conditions while reinforcing the architectural identity.

Design Response

  • Establishing a strong arrival landscape for the headquarters

  • Industrial material palette reflecting railway heritage

  • Integrated water feature designed in collaboration with the architect

  • Salt-tolerant planting responding to saline groundwater conditions

  • Water-sensitive planting within detention basins

  • Retaining walls and seating integrated into level transitions

  • Architectural plan and renderings for Transnet engineering's ME building precinct redevelopment, including floor plans, site map, exterior building views, and landscaping.

  • View of a landscaped urban park with green grass, trees, walking paths, and a person in a reflective vest from a high-rise building window.

  • Elevated view of a modern park with paved walkways, trees, green grass, and rectangular flower beds, including a small water feature with a stepping stone pathway.

  • A landscaped outdoor area with various green and brown plants, trees, and shrubs, with a small structure or bench in the background.
  • An image of the Cultural Center.
  • A landscaped outdoor area with a curved stone pathway, green plants, small trees, and a tall black metal fence next to a brick building.