ards of design , indoor environmental quality as well the reduction of energy , potable water consumption , storm water runoff , waste production and negative emissions for tall buildings .
This development capitalises on the magnificent panoramas of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean while complementing the beauty of the Mother City . Recently completed , it now houses the provincial headquarters for the three divisions of FirstRand Bank , namely First National Bank , Rand Merchant Bank and Wesbank , whilst the remaining office space is currently being negotiated as rentable office space . In addition , a new state-of-the-art First National Bank branch is located on the ground floor along with various retail and restaurant outlets .
Planning At 139m tall , with a gross construction area of 114,547m 2 over 32 floors , Portside offers over 57,000m ² of rentable area , including an easily accessible 1,430m ² of retail on the ground level as well as 1,444 parking bays . Vertically , Portside has a simple stacking logic , comprising basement parking , the public interface at ground level , podium parking , 20 floors of office space and the crown of the building which houses plant and service equipment .
The basement , comprising three levels of parking , is for Old Mutual tenant use and has fresh air supplied naturally , via large intake grilles positioned over the plaza areas off Hans Strydom Avenue . The seven podium levels of parking are shared by FirstRand and Old Mutual , with service plants for the Old Mutual floors also located in a double volume zone spanning over the 6th and 7th floors .
FirstRand occupy the entire 8th Floor , starting with a double volume foyer , known as the sky plaza , along with a North facing terrace , occupying the entire Hans Strydom elevation . On this floor are also twinned conference rooms , linked via stackable acoustic doors , various meeting rooms enclosed with frameless glass walls , the staff restaurant with full commercial kitchen facilities as well as a terrace , and the staff gymnasium .
The 20th to 27th Floors are FirstRand floors on which their various departments are located , with the executive level - complete with boardrooms , catering facilities , bar and social areas as well as terraces facing both Table Bay and Table Mountain – on the 28th floor .
The 9th to 19th floors are all open plan rentable office space belonging to Old Mutual , and the 29th to 31st Floors are dedicated to service plant .
In order to access these levels , whilst addressing vehicular and pedestrian approach , corporate security and dual entrance addresses ,
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