Abland is on track to complete the premium A-Grade office space uniquely
situated above Toyota’s next dealership in Menlyn Maine, which will be ready
for trade by 1 March 2020.
The development of Menlyn Central is in partnership with Barloworld
Automotive, Tadvest Commercial SA and Namib Gate Investments. Located in
Menlyn, Pretoria East, the scheme will boast a proposed 4-star green rating
with green building council accreditation.
The building area will comprise a 16 000 m² dealership with 12 000 m²
premium A-grade office space, creating 15 floors in total, with potential for
rooftop or penthouse offices as well. The Barloworld Toyota Menlyn dealership,
which will be an efficient and green building, is envisaged to trade by the end
of August 2019.
“We are very excited about this project. The support from the Menlyn
Maine consortium has been very encouraging and this, coupled with its location
and design, makes us very confident in the scheme’s success. Furthermore, we
have introduced our Flexi Suites, semi-serviced office units catering for
tenants as small as 15 m², in an upmarket and affordable corporate
environment,” says Grant Silverman, Marketing and Leasing Director at Abland.
Ideally located along Corobay Avenue in Menlyn, Pretoria, the scheme is
situated opposite the popular retail heart of The Menlyn Maine precinct,
providing occupants of Menlyn Central with access to a range of amenities from
hotels and gyms to residential units. Moreover, recent infrastructure upgrades
ensure that motorists have easy access from both the Atterbury and Garsfontein
off-ramps from the N1 freeway.
Designed with a modern eye, the offices will be enveloped by a seamless
glass façade created under a unitised system. Strikingly, while the scheme may
be just one building, there will be a clear visual distinction between the
dealership and office components.
Frits Schuite, Director of Boogertman and Partners, the architects
behind the design, explains: “Architecture is the thoughtful making of space
for people to live and work in. With this building, we have designed and
created premium commercial office space and prestigious new home for Barloworld
Menlyn Toyota in an iconic and affordable building seen in the Menlyn and
Pretoria context. The dealership will have a double volume glazed façade
showroom facing Corobay Avenue. Prominent individual entrances are provided for
the dealership and office building both highlighted by facet lines in the
office façade above. Activity is created on the glazed façade of the office
building by introducing patios on the office floors with matching ventilation
openings on the four parking deck levels, and subtle variances in the tint
colour of the thermal performance glass panels used in the unitised glazing
system.
Facet lines are highlighted at night with led strip lighting installed
in the glazed façade. The office floors are designed to accommodate large
single as well as multi-tenanted options with easy access from the ground floor
entrance, visitors parking area and the parking floors via four elevators.”
A critical factor in the building is its sustainable energy use.
Achieved through double glazing and a central air-conditioning system coupled
with a thermal energy storage system, water harvesting, energy-efficient
electrical installations, the building will be truly energy efficient. Notably,
the dealership will also utilise water recycling processes allowing up to 75%
of water to be reused.
To find out more about Abland, visit: http://www.abland.co.za/
