168 GRAYSTON
168 GRAYSTON Sandton
CLIENT North Face Capital
ARCHITECT KAPA
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Quanticost
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERS Axiom Engineers
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS RWP Consulting Engineers
FIRE CONSULTANTS Fenco
MAIN CONTRACTOR Farquarson Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Franz Rabe
Developed by North Face Capital and designed by KAPA Architects , 168 Grayston Drive has taken advantage of a highly visible site to ensure the building maximised the exposure of its tenants .
Brief The design had to incorporate flexibility in the potential uses of the building and it caters for furniture and car showrooms , offices and restaurants , making the most of the high visibility of the building from Grayston Drive . North Face Capital explored the feasibility of installing a large electronic billboard facing Grayston Drive which had not previously been done along that stretch of road . The billboard was incorporated into the design of the building from the commencement of the design process . The viewing distance of the billboard from vehicles moving along Grayston Drive was carefully calculated and the design ensured that this element was optimised .
Due to the densification of Sandton and the continual increase in land prices it is becoming increasingly difficult to locate motor and furniture showrooms in close proximity to the CBD . This site provided an opportunity to address that issue .
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