Architect and Builder April 2020 | Page 26

Project Timeline The first designs for the building as we see it today started in May 2014. Over the next year and a half the building design was technically resolved and the first council submission for planning consent was submitted in December 2015. Planning approval was obtained in September 2016. Demolition of the existing Endee Building then started in September 2016 with the construc- 26 tion of three phases starting in April 2017. The occupation of the final phase was achieved in December 2019. Sustainability Design The development has applied for a 4 Star As Built rating as accredited by the Green Building Council of South Africa. This will be achieved in part due to the incorporation of sustainability 117 on Strand