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PROJECT

TSHWANE AUTOMOTIVE

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE

The Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) is Africa’s first automotive
city, an industrial hub focused on growing South Africa’s automotive manufacturing

industry. It is located in Samcor Park, Pretoria.

The project type is harsh and industrial, and the
landscaping was required to be robust and low
maintenance. Wild grasses add a soft, flowing
effect and the broad sidewalks are user-friendly.

pecial economic zones are set up to design approach was centered around the
Project Team accelerate industrial development following key functional aspects:
Development Agency Client: Coega Sby building the required industrial • a low water usage indigenous
Development Corporation (CDC) infrastructure, as well as to promote landscape, where selected areas will not
End user: Tshwane Automotive Special planning between government agencies need any irrigation once established;
Economic Zone (TASEZ) and the private sector. Their mandate is • robust and drought tolerant plant types
Landscape Architects: Insite Landscape to transform the sector concerned, boost that generally require less maintenance
Architects economic growth and enable socio- and care;
Landscape Contractor: FSG Landscaping economic development. • socio-economic aspects of the project
The client’s brief to Insite Landscape offering labour benefits (i.e. job creation
Architects was to create a landscape of and employment);
international, world class standard and the • additional socio-economic benefits

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