With the recent trend of aesthetic appearance playing a more prominent role in construction and the built environment, construction chemicals company Chryso Southern Africa and its 100%-owned subsidiary a.b.e Construction Chemicals are offering a number of aesthetic concrete product ranges to satisfy this demand. Chryso concrete aesthetics project manager Shaun Gayaram tells Engineering News that this trend started in South Africa about four years ago, in new lifestyle and eco estates as well as several major construction projects, such as the ongoing Leonardo building, in Sandton, the Mall of Africa, in Midrand, Time Square, in Pretoria, and the extension and revamp of Menlyn City. It is also evident in corporate construction, such as integrated energy and chemical company Sasol’s head office, which are favouring aesthetic appeal finishes that differ from the normal commodity finishes of tiles or paint.
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