Architect and Builder June 2020 | Page 52

SANDTON GATE PHASE ONE SANDTON GATE PHASE ONE Sandton CLIENT Pod Property Fund DEVELOPER Abland Tiber Investments PROJECT MANAGER Abland ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners QUANTITY SURVEYOR Quanticost CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER L & S Consulting ELECTRICAL ENGINEER CKR Consulting Engineers MECHANICAL ENGINEER C3 Climate Control Consulting Engineers FIRE CONSULTANT IFESA GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANT Solid Green Consulting LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Landmark Studios MAIN CONTRACTOR Tiber Construction PHOTOGRAPHY Tristan McLaren Abland and Tiber have joined forces to establish Sandton Gate as a world-class precinct. Both companies have brought their expertise in property together to create Sandton Gate as a sustainable and smarter choice for businesses, residents and the general public. The precinct is strategically located on William Nicol Drive within minutes of Sandton, Hyde Park, Rosebank and Bryanston. Sandton Gate is an ambitious mixeduse development that will seamlessly integrate commercial, residential and retail space with a number of lifestyle amenities in a connected, green, pedestrian-friendly precinct. The precinct overlooks the Braamfontein Spruit, one of Johannesburg’s longest natural greenbelts, while being on the doorstep of South Africa’s financial CBD. The developers envisaged less traffic, better business and all round smarter living. Pedestrian walkways will connect each building to the next, giving the precinct a sense of fluidity and energy. Smart streets will allow precinct users to meander through the development to embrace and access all amenities effortlessly. Functionality, form and the natural surroundings were taken into account when Sandton Gate was conceptualised as a smarter precinct. All structures will adhere to design guidelines set out in the Urban Design Framework document. These guidelines will promote the uniformity of all design aspects of the completed precinct and also enforce the sustainability of the precinct. With a shared vision of demonstrating sector leadership in sustainability, the developers have achieved a first by obtaining a Green Star Sustainable Precinct certification for the mixed used precinct under the Green Building Council South Africa’s (GBCSA) new The precinct is strategically located on William Nicol Drive within minutes of Sandton, Hyde Park, Rosebank and Bryanston 52 Sandton Gate