Architect and Builder January/February 2016 | Page 18

PROJECTVIEW
KNIGHTSBRIDGE,
BRYANSTON
Emira Property Fund is undertaking
a major R795m redevelopment
of its Knightsbridge office park in
Bryanston, Johannesburg, into a
P-grade and leading-edge Green
Star SA rated office complex.
The three-phase redevelopment of
the prime located office park will
see it more than tripling in size to
29,352m2 in terms of GLA office
space. As part of the landmark
project, Emira is renaming the
park simply, Knightsbridge.
The Knightsbridge development,
located in Sloane Street opposite
the Didata Campus, started in
November 2015. It is being undertaken in phases, with the first of
seven new buildings set to be
complete in May 2017. The new
office park will boast a minimum
4-Star Green Star SA rating from
the GBCSA. The redevelopment
will increase its size by a massive
19,334m2, from its current 9,884m2,
and sufficient power has been confirmed for the site.
The new generation Knightsbridge
will feature standby generators
and back-up water supply. This will
be complemented by resourceefficient

state-of-the-art

mecha-

nical and electrical installations
including a chilled water system,
lighting sensors, access control,
CCTV and rainwater harvesting
for irrigation. It will also have the
built-in capacity to place PV panels
on the roofs and offer generous
parking. www.emira.co.za

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SUNNINGDALE SHOPPING CENTRE, UMHLANGA
FWJK is spearheading the development
of a new 5,000m² shopping centre on the
site of the existing Sunningdale Shopping
Centre at the corner of Umhlanga Rocks
Drive and Village Way.
Designed by FWJK Architecture, the
shopping centre anchored by either Spar
or Woolworths, will present a timeless
impression to passing traffic in this
Umhlanga Precinct. The concept of the
centre was to design a space that would
become the heart of the neighbourhood.
The design is focused around a piazza
surrounded by restaurants which have
been elevated to allow for better sightlines

from the road in order to take advantage of
the sea views. The architecture is clean,
with fresh modern lines and incorporates
a lightweight pergola structure above
the piazza.
Client: Autumn Star Trading
Project Managers: FWJK
Architects: FWJK
Quantity Surveyors: FWJK
Civil Engineers: BPH
Structural Engineers: BPH
Mechanical Engineers:
Spoormaker and Partners
Electrical Engineers: DBA

DUNES MALL, WALVIS BAY, NAMIBIA
Atterbury recently announced the development of a new R650 million mall in the
key Namibian port city of Walvis Bay. Atterbury is the joint developer and co-owner of
the newly named Dunes Mall, previously called the Erongo Mall development. Bulk
earthworks on the mall began in November 2015 and its doors are set to open to the
public late next year.
Louis van der Watt, CEO of Atterbury, comments: “We are delighted to launch this
development that will be the only one of its kind and size in Walvis Bay. Dunes Mall will
be the largest mall in the city and the second largest in Namibia, after Atterbury’s The
Grove Mall of Namibia. Our investment continues Atterbury’s African expansion and our
commitment to the continent.”
For the Dunes Mall project, Atterbury has partnered with Safland, the dominant retail
mall developer in Namibia. The two joined forces previously to develop The Grove Mall of
Namibia in the country’s capital Windhoek, which has become Namibia’s icon of worldclass retail. At 30,000m2, the new Dunes Mall development in Walvis Bay is larger than
originally envisioned. It will offer a comprehensive and exciting variety of shopping and
entertainment for Walvis Bay residents and visitors, as well as people from throughout
Namibia’s greater Erongo region.
Van Heerden says: “Dunes Mall is
expected to be a catalyst for even more
development and investment in the area.
It will be a boost for the local economy
in Walvis Bay and its surrounding region.
On completion it will create around
700 sustainable jobs. Importantly, it
will give the people who live nearby
a first-class and all-inclusive shopping
experience, conveniently located right on
their doorsteps.”
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