MALL OF THE SOUTH
MALL OF THE SOUTH Meyersdal
CLIENT Zenprop Property Holdings
ARCHITECT VIVID Architects
PROJECT MANAGER W T McClatchey Associates
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MLC Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER Sotiralis Consulting Engineers
CIVIL & MECHANICAL ENGINEER Aurecon ( now Zutari )
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Quad Africa
FIRE ENGINEER TWCE
TRAFFIC ENGINEER Civil Concepts
PLUMBING CONSULTANT Benatar Consulting
VERTICAL CIRCULATION Solutions for Elevating
TOWN PLANNER GE Town Planning
TENANT CO-ORDINATOR EQF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Insite Landscape Architects
MAIN CONTRACTOR Aveng Grinaker-LTA
PHOTOGRAPHY Courtesy of VIVID Architects
Zenprop Property Holdings identified Meyersdal in southern Johannesburg as a potential location for a regional shopping centre as early as 2008 . Specialist market research confirmed that this area of southern Johannesburg had the potential for a large regional retail development opportunity . One of the specifics arising from the research , was the above-average prevalence of higher income profile of shoppers in the catchment area which largely informed the overall concept design of the shopping centre .
Vivid Architects was appointed at the start of the site investigation phase and assisted the development team in investigating a number of potential sites . An ideal location was secured on the corner of Swaartkoppies and Klipriver Drive . The development proposal required a full rezoning application from residential to commercial rights .
The Site Located on the corner of Swaartkoppies and Klipriver Drive , the site is triangular in shape with a natural ground level fall of over 16m from north to south . The site is positioned on the lower slopes of a koppie . In order to minimise costs and impact on the natural ground levels , a layout and design was conceived that would work with the site gradients as much as possible . The final platform required some excavation in the northern corner of around 5m with a balanced cut and fill platform being a primary aim .
The site is well serviced by Swartkoppies and Klipriver Drive , allowing easy access to the site from north and south . The immediate north western boundary is bordered by the protected area of the koppie , so no development will be allowed in this area in future .
Located on the corner of Swaartkoppies and Klipriver Drive , the site is triangular in shape with a natural ground level fall of over 16m from north to south
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