water efficiency, with drought-resistant plants and the reuse of existing trees.
These measures not only reduced the environmental footprint of the development but also ensured long-term operational efficiencies.
Retail Meets Refinement The development offers a carefully curated mix of seventeen retail and dining establishments. Anchored by a premium Checkers supermarket, the centre also includes a flagship tashas LXX, Clicks, and a 2,544m ² food court. Additional tenants include Dough & Co, Baglios, Toast & Co, LUXX Venue, Checkers Liquor Shop, Mila, Mosso, Sinn, and Cowfish. These tenants combine to create a destination that blends everyday convenience with upscale lifestyle experiences.
and seamless connectivity to surrounding office nodes, LXX Sandhurst stands as both a retail hub and an urban landmark.
Ultimately, it delivers more than just shopping; it fosters a lifestyle. This is a space where design, convenience, and community meet, setting a new benchmark for mixed-use retail in Johannesburg.
Lessons from the Retrofit One of the major challenges faced during the project was the unexpectedly high demand from restaurants. Tenants were placed across all floors, which placed a heavy demand on vertical services. The limited ceiling voids, a remnant of the original office structure, made it difficult to accommodate the HVAC systems, oven flues, and extraction fans. In retrospect, the design team would have included more vertical service shafts during the planning phase to accommodate these requirements.
Conclusion LXX Sandhurst represents a bold shift in Johannesburg’ s retail and urban design landscape, redefining luxury and sophistication. Its successful transformation of a former office campus into an elegant, lifestyle-oriented destination highlights the potential of adaptive reuse in South Africa’ s urban centres. The development’ s open-air layout, refined material palette, and attention to user experience distinguish it from neighbouring malls.
Key architectural elements such as the integrated digital façade and curated pedestrian spaces add identity and depth to the site. Combined with highquality landscaping, smart sustainability choices,
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