PROJECT INFORMATION

Cost: R60 m

Year Completed: 2020

Project Team: Andrew Thomson, Nicole Marillier and Adrian Vockerodt

The NMU E Block and Dive Centre, designed as a part of the 2020 Design Competition and Fee Tender, is the new face of and entrance to the Ocean Sciences complex on campus and functions as the latest connection between the existing blocks.

The building features an eight-meter-deep dive tank incorporated into the façade and also includes laboratories, cold rooms, workshops, offices and an entrance foyer that cater to the needs of staff and students.