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The mixed-use aspect
of the development
offers shoppers, office
workers, residents and
visitors a first-rate, trendy
and safe shopping and
leisure destination in
the Johannesburg CBD

Good practice also dictates a consumption
of no more than 200kWh/m2 per year for
Johannesburg offices, and currently Newtown
Junctions’ simulations suggest that it will come
in at 55% of this value, at around 110kWh. The
roof of the offices have Newtown-red roofs
which have been pitched and configured to
receive photovoltaics in the future, should this
prove necessary or viable.
The Nedbank offices, true to the company’s
commitment to the environment, has facilities
for the recycling of waste, and also uses a dual
pipe system so that grey water can be used for
the flushing system in addition to other more

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common initiatives such as low flow taps and
fixtures that have also been incorporated.
Conclusion
Newtown Junction is a meaningful demonstration of confidence on the part of the
developers and the City regarding the future
of Newtown. It provides a strong commercial
catalyst which complements the residential
developments in the precinct, the cultural
elements of the Market Theatre and Museum
Africa, the educational centre Sci-Bono,
new City Lodge, the Majestic and various
significant corporate offices in the area.

KEY TO AERIAL VIEW
1. Potato Sheds
2. Museum Africa
3. Mary Fitzgerald Square
4. Market Theatre
5. City Lodge
6. Brickfields
7. Metro
8. Anglo Ashanti
9. Sci-Bono Centre

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