LYT ARCHITECTURE
90 grain and scale ; it ’ s quite multifaceted and in some ways quite complex in its form , but it really works at an urban level .
“ There are four other developable properties in the precinct , and we ’ ve done designs for all of them . It ’ s really now the waiting game . Some of them are looking quite close to beginning ; others may take a little longer . Again , it ’ s a function of the economy . It ’ s a superb site . It ’ s right near the biggest underground train station in Johannesburg . Two million people a day arrive right there look straight at the site . It ’ s a fantastic opportunity for hotels , as well as commercial offices , and residences .”
Steenekamp also draws on a commercial building designed for accountancy giant PwC . A rare southern hemisphere twisting tower based in the Waterfall district of Johannesburg . PwC ’ s new country HQ comprises 45,000 sqm of modern offices designed to house 3,500 employees . It is also over 100m in height , a rarity for urban South Africa . “ The man-
TSHWANE HOUSE Photo : Tristan McLaren
JULY 2018