Architect and Builder February/March 2019 | Page 18

PROJECT FEATURE
THE MARC
THE MARC
Sandton
CLIENT AND DEVELOPER
Eris Property Group (Pty) Ltd
PROJECT MANAGERS
SIP Project Managers
ARCHITECT
Boogertman + Partners
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
AECOM
TENANT CO-ORDINATOR
Tenant Co-Ordination Services
TOWN PLANNERS
Urban Innovate
INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONING AGENT
Johnny Smit Technical Services
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Aurecon
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
Claassen Auret Inc
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Spoormaker & Partners Inc
T
he MARC, the spectacular jewel-like edifice precinct on the corner of Maude Street
and Rivonia Road in Sandton, developed by Eris Property Group and designed
by Bob van Bebber at Boogertman + Partners, not only adds a bold, bright new
icon to the Sandton skyline, but has also transformed the street-level of the precinct
into a busy, pedestrian -friendly public space.
The MARC (an acronym for Maude and Rivonia Corner) has transformed the
intersection in Sandton, Johannesburg, where the two roads meet, into a new urban
landmark. The site, which was formerly occupied by the Village Walk Shopping Centre,
has been redeveloped as a mixed-use precinct made up of two office buildings and a
retail component, which includes restaurants, supermarkets, a fairly boutique shopping
offering and a gym.
Background
The MARC is on the site of the original Village Walk development which had struggled
to remain tenanted and active. The then owners sent out a design competition to
develop the full site as well as the Balalaika site to accommodate 192,000m 2 . This
proved difficult to execute. Eris Property Group were then asked to get involved to
see what was possible as a minimum intervention to extract enough value out of
the existing development. They asked Boogertman + Partners to look at a scheme.
FAÇADE & TRAFFIC ENGINEERS &
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
Arup
WET SERVICES
Sutherland Engineers
FIRE ENGINEERS
Specialised Fire Technology
EXTERNAL ROADS UPGRADE CIVILS
Kantey & Templer Consulting Engineers
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT
Linspace
LIGHTING CONSULTANT
Pamboukian Lightdesign
LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS
African Environmental Design
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS
Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
LIFT CONSULTANT
Projitech
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Aveng Grinaker-LTA / Trencon Village Walk JV
PHOTOGRAPHY
Adam Letch
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The Marc