STANDARD BANK
STANDARD BANK 30 Baker Street , Rosebank , Johannesburg
CLIENT Standard Bank South Africa
ARCHITECT & PRINCIPAL AGENT GLH Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Norval Wentzel Steinberg
STRUCTURAL CIVIL & FAÇADE ENGINEER Pure Consulting
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Claassen Auret Incorporated
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Adaptive Resources Engineers RPP Consulting Engineers ( Tri-Generation Plant )
AUDIOVISUAL & ACOUSTIC ENGINEER Pro-Acoustic Consulting Engineers
FIRE CONSULTANT Specialised Fire Technology
WET SERVICES GK Pereira Consulting
LIFT / ESCALATOR CONSULTANT TÜV SÜD South Africa Real Estate Services
GREEN STAR CONSULTANT WSP in Africa
INTERIOR DESIGN dsgn design
SPACE PLANNER Blue Zebra Design House
DISABLED ACCESS Disability Solutions
SAFETY CONSULTANT Comprac
TOWN PLANNER VBH Town Planning
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Insite Landscape Architects
MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Charles Corbett ; GLH Architects ; Standard Bank
At the edge of Rosebank ’ s urban district , a new landmark has emerged - the stylish new addition to the Standard Bank of South Africa ’ s Johannesburg Campus . The 65,000m 2 office complex , known as 30 Baker Street , will house a workforce of 5,000 in two large footprint buildings of nine and eleven floors connected by a generous central glass atrium . The expansive glazed skin of the structure blurs the boundaries between inside and outside , emulating Standard Bank ’ s core value of transparency and connecting people . Accessible to the public , a hectare of landscaped piazza provides a pleasant approach to the entrance and a green breakaway environment above a super basement of 5 parking levels .
Design Vision When construction started in 2010 , Grosskopff Lombart Huyberechts Architects ’ vision was to create a lasting , yet progressive , comfortable workplace for their forward thinking client . Passive design principles and world-class technology have been integrated in every facet and the project has since been awarded a 5-Star GBCSA Greenstar design rating and is on track to receive the targeted four-star rating in terms of the final As-Built certification .
GLH Architects believe in a holistic approach to sustainable design which is embraced by all – the developer , client , project team and end user . Every aspect of the design must be carefully considered to be efficient , from the selection of the site to the choice of the light bulbs . The ultimate objective is the wellbeing , comfort and health of the occupants which is conducive to increased productivity .
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