Joburg's new iconic building

Sandton Towers is filling up fast. Construction of the iconic Sandton Towers, located on Alice Lane opposite Sandton City, is well underway and will be completed in October 2010. The uniqueness of Sandton Towers, has already attracted respected law firm Deneys Reitz Inc which, through Broll Property Group, has signed up to take two thirds of the space in the building on completion.

A joint development between Zenprop and Tiber, Sandton Towers will stand amongst Sandton's tall buildings as a high-profile destination providing ultra-desirable office space in Sandton, explains Broll's Fran Teagle who introduced the site and the project to the tenant; coordinated an extensive space-planning exercise and worked with the relevant parties for approximately a year until the lease was signed.

The building has already reached roof-height and on completion will provide six levels of parking and 16 storeys of offices. The top six floors are available for a corporate tenant.

Sandton Towers two sculpted towers linked by a vertical atrium are defined by unique checkerboard glass panels in black, white and grey which arc up the fluid wall curvatures of the building's northern and southern facades.

The panels are made from double-glazed imported glass panels which clip together and protect against external heat, cold, noise, etc.  This means the building is extremely energy efficient with the panels creating substantial savings for the air-conditioning and heating requirements in the building.

Teagle points out that careful thought has been given to every element of the building, from its position in the heart of Africa's most vibrant and prestigious business hub, to the building's energy footprint.

The building is iconic in design as well as in its environmental principles. "Material selections, the placement of the building itself, and attention to detail have been used to achieve the best possible energy performance for a high-rise commercial property," notes Teagle.

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