The site occupies the corner of Rivonia Road
and Katherine Street, and has a significant
presence at the highest point of the Sandton
CBD box at the start of Sandton Drive. The land
is well-positioned in terms of visibility within the
neighbourhood, and vehicular and pedestrian
access, ensuring that wayfinding is clear and
logical, and that building users have easy access
to the surrounding amenities.
Building Description
The core concept of the scheme is to create a
place which responds to the site specifics and knits
the company and its building into the supporting
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environment, creating a generous and open multifaceted architectural form which contributes to and
engages positively with its surrounds.
The building has a striking presence on the
prominent Rivonia / Katherine intersection,
where the architecture is modulated to create a
dynamic form addressing the corner. Because of
the setback of the adjacent properties towards
Pybus Avenue, the northern corner is also able to
open up, and the buildings are cut back to create
a generous and welcoming pedestrian park-like
entrance which reaches down to the street to
scoop up visitors and staff approaching from the
Gautrain or Sandton City.
90 Rivonia