PROJECT FEATURE
GATEWAY WEST
GATEWAY WEST Waterfall City , Gauteng
CLIENT Atterbury Property Developments Attacq
PRINCIPLE AGENT CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE Pro Arnan ( Pty ) Ltd
ARCHITECT & PRINCIPLE AGENT Aevitas Group
QUANTITY SURVEYORS NWS Quantity Surveyors
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS DG Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS OneZero Consulting
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Adaptive Resource Engineers
WET SERVICES Wat-Sol Design Technology
FIRE ENGINEERS Specialised Fire Technology
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS Ecocentric Ecolution Consulting ( Commissioning Agent )
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Daniel Rebel Landscape Architects
SAFETY CONSULTANTS Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
MAIN CONTRACTOR Group Five Building
PHOTOGRAPHY Tristan McLaren
Waterfall City is a new city development which is conveniently located between Sandton and Pretoria with easy access - via Allandale Road - to the N1 highway . It is the largest urban concept development in South Africa and aims to be a truly integrated mixed-use development that focuses on best-practice Urban Design Principles to create a pleasant and sustainable live / work environment .
The project site is located at the main entrance and gateway to the broader Waterfall City development - directly in front of the recently completed Mall of Africa . It sits on the main pedestrian axis of the City that links the City entrance , mall and public park to the rest of the City . Topographically , it is also located at the high-point of the City and is clearly visible from several points along the N1 highway .
Brief First and foremost , the brief was to create an iconic statement that would mark the entrance to Waterfall City . The form and façades of the building needed to be bold , progressive and iconic and needed to make a statement about buildings as ‘ gate-keepers ’ to a city .
It was equally important to ensure that the building responded – from an urban design point of view – to the very prominent pedestrian and sight-line axis that it sat on . This axis runs north-south through the entire length of the City and acts as a critical link through several key functions and landmarks . Beyond this it needed to be a P-grade building with enough flexibility to house either a large single tenant or an array of small / medium-
The project site is located at the main entrance and gateway to the broader Waterfall City development , directly in front of the recently completed Mall of Africa
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