| Cape Town Civic Centre | |
|---|---|
 The Cape Town Civic Centre | |
  Location in central Cape Town | |
| General information | |
| Type | High-rise |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Cape Town,South Africa, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town 8000 |
| Coordinates | 33°55′16″S18°25′44″E / 33.921°S 18.429°E /-33.921; 18.429 |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Owner | City of Cape Town |
| Height | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26 |
TheCape Town Civic Centre is a building in theForeshore area ofCape Town,South Africa that serves as the headquarters of theCity of Cape Town - theMetro Municipality that governs the city. It housescivil servants, as well as the Office of theMayor of Cape Town.
The Civic Centre was completed in 1978 by South African construction and mining services companyConcor.[1]
In 2011, a major refurbishment project commenced at the Civic Centre. The project was awarded to specialist contractors GVK-Siya Zama, and cost R28.8 million. Components of the refurbishment included cleaning, installing new skylights, re-waterproofing, and modernizing both buildings with a new shade of paint, as well as re-waterproofing the links between the buildings. The project took 11 months, and was completed in June 2012.[2]
In 2015, a large mural of anti-apartheidactivist and former South African PresidentNelson Mandela was installed across the upper windows of one of the Civic Centre's tower columns. This was followed by a similar mural of fellow activistDesmond Tutu on a column to the right, in 2017.[3]
In 2022, the building's murals were reimagined. Cape Town artist Linsey Levendall and design agency Dreamfuel Media reconceptualized the murals to comprise various imagery of special significance to Cape Town. Levendall's illustrations feature imagery of, among others,Table Mountain,Boulders Beach, theBo Kaap and aKing Protea. The new murals replaced the old vinyl, which only had a lifespan of three years. The revamp project took three weeks.[4]
The new murals span an area of 14 windows wide and 32 windows long, covering 448 windows and 12 floors in total. At the unveiling,Cape Town MayorGeordin Hill-Lewis said that the iconic artworks invite Capetonians to enact the values of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, while going about their daily lives, by building and maintaining a free, fair, prosperous, and non-racial city.[4]
Hill-Lewis further stated that the murals had the goal of instilling a sense of hope in the city, and optimism about the country’s future, celebrating the beauty of its diverse people and environment.[4]
The Civic Centre comprises two blocks; Podium Block (in front) and Tower Block (behind).
Podium Block is alow-rise building which houses the City management, including theCouncil Chamber and theMayor's Office.
The Tower Block is a 98-metre-tall, 26-floor[1]high-rise building that houses the administrative offices of the municipality. It is a long, narrow structure that crosses Hertzog Boulevard, with the road's multiple lanes passing directly underneath the central part of the building, between columns.
The Civic Centre is the11th tallest building in Cape Town.[5]
TheMyCiTibus rapid transit system's Civic Centre Station trunk is located along Hertzog Boulevard, beneath the Civic Centre's Tower Block.[6]
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