Architect and Builder February/March 2019

PROJECT FEATURE ROSEBANK LINK ROSEBANK LINK Rosebank, Johannesburg CLIENT Redefine Properties Ltd PROJECT MANAGERS Betts & Townsend ARCHITECT Paragon Architects QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC Quantity Surveyors CIVIL, STRUCTURAL & FAÇADE ENGINEERS Sutherland Engineers ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS CKR Consulting Engineers MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Adaptive Resource Engineers FIRE CONSULTANTS Specialised Fire Technology GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS WSP SAFETY CONSULTANTS Comprac Holdings R osebank Link is a new office development located at 173 Oxford Road, Rosebank - next to the Gautrain Station, The Zone and Rosebank Mall. The building was planned for a total rentable area of 18,744m² of office area and 1,553m² of ground floor retail area. The brief was to transform the current existing building into an expressive steel and glass clad office building, making it a uniquely imposing icon of the Rosebank skyline. Standing at a total of 15 stories above ground the building consists of 2 basement parking levels, a ground floor public/retail level, 5 parkade levels and 9 stories of offices above a podium level. Developed by Redefine Properties and designed by Paragon Architects, this is one of the last remaining ongoing projects in the R7 billion facelift of the Rosebank precinct. Identified as one of 35 priority development areas in greater Johannesburg, with the focus on improved service delivery and infrastructure, recent projects have included Rosebank Towers and the Rosebank Fire Station, and additional work at the Rosebank Galleria and The Mews. Unique Design “As a building standing foremost in the centre of a developing cosmopolitan area, it was important to have a unique design that served the needs of the client and its neighbours, as well as the public, in a new, exciting, and smart way,” Paragon Senior Project Architectural Technologist Warren Wesson comments. LIFT CONSULTANTS Solutions for Elevating LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Landmark Studios MAIN CONTRACTORS WBHO Construction PHOTOGRAPHY InfrastructurePhotos The East and West façades consist of a composite aluminium-clad shell with articulated strip windows to allow light and views to filter into every office module 38 Rosebank Link

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