Concrete Block Paving at Mediclinic Stellenbosch

The extensive and state-of-the-art facility built for Mediclinic, in Stellenbosch, proudly opened it doors in 2019. The new clinic made use of advancing technologies when designing the building, with focus on environmental impact and stormwater runoff.

Concrete block paving was the material of choice in the design which ultimately looked at diminishing the impact of the water shortages experienced in the Western Cape.

Standard stormwater run-off fails to allow for any retention of water and submergence of rain back into the ground. Solid pavements, walkways and parking areas also prevents water from seeping back into the ground.

By specifying open grid permeable concrete block paving from C.E.L. Paving products, Mediclinic made provisions for retaining all rainwater for re-use in the clinic and gardens.

Permeable Concrete Block Pavers Combined With Exposed Aggregate Pavers for Aesthetics

C.E.L. Paving’s Grassblock was used in the parking areas around the new facility. This open grid permeable concrete block paver allows for vast amounts of rainwater to pass through the parking surface, where it is then diverted to a dam at the bottom of the property. The dam adds a visually pleasing aesthetic to the external areas at the Stellenbosch facility, while also offering an attenuation pond for the clinic.

In addition to the Grassblock, the architect opted for C.EL. Paving’s Brownstone Coarse Exposed Aggregate paver for the pathways. In addition to the exposed aggregate concrete block pavers, the design also called for cobbles from C.E.L. Paving’s wet cast paving range.

Grassblock & Exposed Aggregate Paver

Grassblock permeable concrete pavers for the paving spaces around the new Mediclinic in Stellenbosch.

Coarse exposed aggregate pavers were used for all the walkways at Mediclinic.