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PARKS BOULEVARD

5 PARKS BOULEVARD Oxford Parks , Rosebank
DEVELOPER Intaprop
PROJECT MANAGER Morta Project Management
ARCHITECT GLH Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR AGORA Quantity Surveyors
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Pure Consulting
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RWP Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Adaptive Resource Engineers
WET SERVICES IZAZI Consulting Engineers
FIRE ENGINEER WSP in Africa
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT Solid Green Consulting
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Insite Landscape Architects
MAIN CONTRACTOR Concor
PHOTOGRAPHY Philip Schedler Blake Woodhams

As the most recently completed addition to the Oxford Parks family , 5 Parks Boulevard opened its doors to this exclusive urban quarter during September 2023 - attracting a diverse array of global businesses to the increasingly popular mixed-use destination .

Seamlessly integrating into the urban context of a pedestrian-centric neighbourhood developed by Intaprop , the building blends into the alluring streetscape along the first completed section of Parks Boulevard – a tree-lined midblock avenue which transforms the large-scale street grid of Dunkeld into a rationalised , highly walkable lifestyle node , linking the Rosebank CBD to the suburb of Illovo .
The Design Grosskopff Lombart Huyberechts & Associates ( GLH ) Architects envisioned the sophisticated design as a blend of freshness and timeless elegance , exuding a sense of functional simplicity . Spanning five floors , the 7,300m 2 of flexible office and retail space features a central entrance atrium connecting the lower levels , as well as a separate upper atrium for the exclusive use of the anchor tenant . Terraces and balconies at each floor take advantage of the expansive views over the urban
Landscaped steps elevate the building above the street level , creating a heightened sense of arrival and announcing the entrance
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