PROJECTWATCH
PROPOSED , CURRENT AND FUTURE PROJECTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND ABROAD
PROJECTVIEW
OLD MINT PARK
Leading South African property developer and investor Atterbury has begun construction on Old Mint Park , a prime industrial development neighbouring the landmark South African Mint and fronting the N1 highway , centrally located between Midrand and Centurion . The development is a joint venture between Atterbury and Old Mutual Properties that will see a new state of the art 65,000m 2 industrial park . The first building under construction is a business unit development offering premises ranging from 500m 2 to 2,500m 2 in a single 10,000m 2 building . Concurrently constructed with this is a second building of 4,500m 2 of warehouse and office space . One of the development ’ s biggest draw cards is its location . It is positioned centrally between Johannesburg and Pretoria , where Midrand meets Centurion . It enjoys excellent frontage on the busiest stretch of highway in Southern Africa and is conveniently situated between the N1 - Brakfontein interchange , Old Johannesburg and Pretoria Main roads , and the Samrand on- and off-ramps .
MENLYN LINK
National property developer FWJK has secured land in Menlyn to develop a new 85,000m ² sectional title mixed-use building consisting of ground and first floor retail , a 450 learner crèche , multi-tenant sectional title office suites , residential apartments and luxury penthouse suites , according to Rhys Rocke , regional director of FWJK .
This R1.9bn development dubbed ‘ Menlyn Link ’ will be situated between Menlyn Park Shopping Centre and the Menlyn Maine Central Square Precinct on Lois Avenue . Menlyn Link will assume the mantle of the tallest building in the greater Menlyn area at 26 storeys , changing the Menlyn skyline and offering 360 º views .
Rocke elaborated by saying that , “ Menlyn Link offers a range of one , two , three and four bedroom apartments as well as five bedroom penthouses . With the convenient ground floor shops and restaurants providing a vibrant retail experience together with the rooftop club house , tennis court and swimming pool , residents will have various desirable amenities at hand to name a few . Those working in the P-Grade office suites will truly experience a first of its kind in Menlyn with a ‘ work-play-live ’ lifestyle .”
The development will be undertaken on the basis of the FWJK Co-Development at Cost Methodology giving investors the opportunity to partake in owning equity in the project at the brick and mortar cost which is roughly 30 % below market prices .
Menlyn is fast becoming a dynamic live , work , play node in Pretoria which presents architectural challenges that create iconic design solutions due to the scale of construction and the lifestyle that Menlyn offers .
It was important to enhance pedestrian activity on the ground , and to achieve this special attention was paid to human scale elements . There is a colonnade running along the Lois Avenue interface , with modern glass boxes cantilevering out over the drop off zone and plaza , as well as trees , shrubs , hard landscaping features and ever changing sculptures to scale the building down at street level .
Above ground level there are vertical columns pushing upwards at regular intervals to draw the eye to the office levels on the 5th and 6th floors – a trick used to disguise the three levels of parking between the retail and office levels . The office levels punch out in a bold wrapping box-like form which creates a ‘ cap ’ at the top of the podium before the residential levels begin .
The residential accommodation comprises two towers rising out of the podium . Between these two towers is park-like courtyard with planting boxes , timber decking and lawn interspersed with paving creating a safe , relaxed atmosphere . Also on the podium level is the crèche which is intended to serve the building as well as the public . Children will have ample area
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