The new head office for the leading engineering and construction firm, Group Five is another prestigious project that we at Steel Studio are apart of. Standard bank finalised the R408 Million financing arrangement for leading commercial property investor and developer, Atterbury Property Group, to construct the office block. The head office will be situated at the Waterfall Business Estate development in northern Johannesburg. “Being able to add our touches to this remarkable building is real honour for us at Steel Studio. We are proud to have our name associated with the already impressive list of companies that are involved.“ The Waterfall Estate covers a large portion of northern Gauteng and spans both sides of the N1 highway, all the way from the Woodmead interchange right through to the Buccleuch Interchange and to the Allandale interchange. It will consist of a 1.8 million square meter mixed-use commercial development and will be gradually rolled out over the next 14 years. Once completed the estate will be worth well over R25 billion. To learn more about the Waterfall Estate property development visit their website here. The impressive Group Five Headquarters will comprise of approximately 23 139m2, distributed over 4 floors of offices space. The new headquarters will be home to all of Group Fives business units. The space will be divided over 5 wings that will be linked by a central street that will also house the main horizontal and vertical circulation space, public functions and staff restaurant. The main street will grant access to the main training rooms and a terrace that leads into a beautifully landscaped garden. Group Five was established in 1974. Today, the group is an integrated construction services, materials and infrastructure investment group operating in over 20 countries with more than 12 000 people in its employ. Have a look at their website here. The impressive building was registered for a 5 Star Green Star SA certificate in both the “design” and the “as-built” categories. The building is expected to be completed in early 2014 and is estimated to cost a total of R430 million. “The building and construction industry is moving towards a far more green conscious mind set and projects like the new Group Five Head quarters are leading the way in this regard.”