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Building Structure & Architectural Features
The building has five basement parking levels
which provide the bulk of the parking for the
building occupants. The workshop level is located
between the basement parking levels and the
upper floor levels. On this level, the building
structure was designed to have 1.5m deep transfer
beams to accommodate the increased columns
spacing on the 12 upper floor levels.
The upper floor levels consist of four showroom
levels, six office levels, a conference level on the
tenth floor and eleventh floor, with a roof terrace
celebrating the spectacular views of Sandton and
it’s surrounds. The generous 4.5m floor to floor
heights of the showroom and office levels are
substantially more than that of most buildings in
Sandton. The conference level has a floor to floor
height of 7.5m and the roof storey 5.5m.
Separate to the basement parking levels, the
building was also designed with an above ground
parking structure which spirals up to each level of
the building, allowing tenants to park on the level
of their specific suites. This client-driven innovation
also allows for easy deliveries and servicing of all
floors and is quite unique in the current market.
The main lobby was designed with a 4x volume
atrium that connects to the showroom levels and
92 Rivonia Road
creates a splendid and inviting entrance foyer.
Escalators on these levels optimise the ease of
movement and flow, making the atrium and lobbies
people friendly and creating a vibrant atmosphere
that enhances the experience of customers of the
motor showrooms.
The first tenant to come on board was
Mercedes Benz. Their new flagship interior
design perfectly tied in with DBM’s architectural
design bringing to life the vision of the client,
Smartgrowth Investments.
Materials
The external and internal materials used were
selected to emphasise the main concept of
elegance and timelessness, while at same time
being iconic and modern.
Following the design response of a building
with strong form and a clean façade, the architects
played with the contrast of light and dark glass.
Extrusions and cut-outs in the façade were used
to frame and accentuate important views to the
showrooms and to emphasise the most prominent
view into the showroom - the corner of Rivonia
and Pybus Roads.
A variety of energy efficient glass types were
selected for the façade – a top quality clear glass
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