We’re proud to announce our involvement in the new Alexander Forbes Head Office building. The completed and occupied building is a true marvel and has been in the pipeline since February 2010. The R840 million property development is located on 115 West Street, Sandton, which is between Katherine Street and Rivonia Road, directly east of the Sandton Gautrain station. Alexander Forbes is a leading provider of financial and risk services across the globe. To learn more about the company, visit their website here. The 80-story office block has a footprint of 36 950m2 and boasts a myriad of impressive facilities. The building includes plant-filled outdoor areas, a crèche, a gym, 6 parking levels, smoking rooms, Muslim and Interdenominational prayer rooms, a beauty parlour, health studio with a physio-therapist, 200 seated auditorium, state of the art AV meeting rooms, staff training rooms, a fully integrated caterers kitchen and canteen, coffee shop, bar and a wine cellar. “It is an honour to be able to announce that we manufactured and installed all of the glass and stainless steel balustrades in the building. “ The impressive building was awarded the top spot “overall winner” at the SAPOA Innovative Excellence in Property Development Awards 2013 and the top award in the Corporate Office Developments Category. It also won a 4 star Green Star design V1 rating. This award was due to the impressive architectural design. Sustainable design elements included, recycling of grey and rainwater, passive heating and cooling in the atria, Xeriscaping, double-glazing and monitoring of lighting. Other work style elements that influenced the project included: the efficiency of floor plates and a flexible work environment, which allows for ‘churning’ (the ability of a space to adapt to flexible sizes and working conditions). The truly iconic Green Star building was developed by the Zenprop group and is also owned by the Zenprop group. The new building was designed to meet the needs for new office accommodation for financial services company, Alexander Forbes. The contractors for the building were W B H O Construction (Pty) Ltd and the architect for the project was Paragon Group (Pty) Ltd. “It is clear that the South African construction sector is striving to become a far greener industry and property developments like the new Alexander Forbes Head Office are setting the bar for all of the property developments to come.”