Architect and Builder February/March 2019 | Page 68

Brief
The developers’ brief to the architects was to create
an iconic and contemporary premium grade office
park. Pursuing single tenants for each building, the
idea was to allow some design freedom for each
building to have an individual look and character,
yet still within the overall design parameters.
Due to the unique topography of the site, a
shared parking basement could be designed
resulting in an offering of 6 bays per 100 m² of
rentable area.
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Five individual buildings were developed
in two phases, totalling 11,200m² of rentable
area. Four of the five buildings are occupied
by single tenants. The focus of this article
is the recently completed Phase 2, comprising
of the last three buildings (C, D and E). The
central building, Block C, is occupied by
B+P and acts as a show piece for the develop-
ment. The mix of tenants has ensured that
The Main Straight has become one South
Africa’s premium media hubs and has sparked
The Main Straight