DAINFERN SQUARE
DAINFERN SQUARE Midrand
DEVELOPER Abacus Development Company
ARCHITECT dhk Architects
PROJECT MANAGER Brendan T . Smith Projects
QUANITITY SURVEYOR Aecom
STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEER KLS Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Gibb Engineering & Science
MECHANICAL ENGINEER EKCON Engineers
WET SERVICES Sutherland
TRAFFIC ENGINEER Aecom Traffic
ENVIRONMENTAL , HEALTH & SAFETY JBN Consulting
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Landmark Studios
BULK EXTERNAL SERVICES Kantey & Templer
TOWN PLANNER VBGD Town Planners
MAIN CONTRACTOR Murray & Roberts Buildings
PHOTOGRAPHY Wieland Gleich
Dainfern Square is a new retail destination situated on the corner of William Nicol Drive and Broad Acres Drive in northern Johannesburg , designed by dhk for Abacus Development Company . The mixed-use development includes retail , banks and restaurants on the ground level with offices and a gym on the first floor . There is surface parking on the ground level as well as two levels of basement parking .
Location Dainfern is , primarily , an upmarket residential area in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg and the site is located at a main intersection of Broad Acres Drive on William Nicol Drive . The landscape undulates gently and the building clearly makes its presence felt when approaching this major intersection - which has recently been upgraded to deal with increased traffic flow in the area . The development effectively turns its back on William Nicol Drive but creates a very powerful and striking façade facing this street . The heart of the development is contained in the centre of the site , slowly revealed when turning into Broad Acres .
The Site The site is accessed off Broad Acres Drive and this set the datum for the ground floor . The shopping centre forms the perimeter of the site with a strong focus on the arrival experience . The site gently slopes six metres down from Broad Acres Drive on the south side to the north . The slope allowed for two floors of basement parking on the northern half of the site .
Design Dainfern Square is a neighbourhood shopping centre with a village square atmosphere executed in a very modern aesthetic . The building mass has been broken down to create a varied and rich shopping experience with a decidedly human scale . The building footprint follows a traditional retail model of placing the anchor tenants in the
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