THE MARC
THE MARC Sandton
CLIENT AND DEVELOPER Eris Property Group
PROJECT MANAGER SIP Project Managers
ARCHITECT Boogertman + Partners
QUANTITY SURVEYOR AECOM
TENANT CO-ORDINATOR Tenant Co-Ordination Services
TOWN PLANNER Urban Innovate
INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONING AGENT Johnny Smit Technical Services
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Aurecon ( now Zutari )
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Claassen Auret Inc
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Spoormaker & Partners Inc
FAÇADE & TRAFFIC ENGINEERS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS Arup
WET SERVICES Sutherland
FIRE ENGINEERS Specialised Fire Technology
EXTERNAL ROADS UPGRADE CIVILS Kantey & Templer Consulting Engineers
GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS WSP in Africa
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT Linspace
LIGHTING CONSULTANT Pamboukian Light Design
LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS African Environmental Design
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
LIFT CONSULTANT Projitech
MAIN CONTRACTOR JV Aveng Grinaker-LTA / Trencon Village Walk
PHOTOGRAPHY Adam Letch
The MARC , the spectacular jewel-like edifice precinct on the corner of Maude Street and Rivonia Road in Sandton , developed by Eris Property Group and designed by Bob van Bebber at Boogertman + Partners , not only adds a bold , bright new icon to the Sandton skyline , but has also transformed the street-level of the precinct into a busy , pedestrian-friendly public space .
The MARC ( an acronym for Maude and Rivonia Corner ) has transformed the intersection in Sandton , Johannesburg , where the two roads meet , into a new urban landmark . The site , which was formerly occupied by the Village Walk Shopping Centre , has been redeveloped as a mixed-use precinct made up of two office buildings and a retail component , which includes restaurants , supermarkets , a fairly boutique shopping offering and a gym .
Background The MARC is on the site of the original Village Walk development which had struggled to remain tenanted and active . The then owners sent out a design competition to develop the full site as well as the Balalaika site to accommodate 192,000m 2 . This proved difficult to execute . Eris Property Group were then asked to get involved to see what was possible as a minimum intervention to extract enough value out of the
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