BLACKBRICK

Stage: Complete

Location: 25 Fredman, Sandown, South Africa

Size: 11 500m²     Date: 2021

Client: Blackbrick

Cost: Approx. 200mil

Project Role: Project Lead Architect

Firm: Entity Architects

Placed in the heart of Sandton the existing  25 Fredman office was repurposed for residential apartments . This development gave an abandoned building a new life.

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Background

The Clients objective was/is to create an exclusive club, allowing residents to join the BLACKBRICK community and seamlessly live, learn and explore any of the current and future BLACKBRICK developments, a “global community”.

 

The Generators for the design were to have a clean and authentic look, emphasizing the  existing buildings features rather than hiding them. The finishes embrace the raw concrete and brick that often come as a consequence of adapting buildings to residential apartments.

Responsibilities

  • Meeting with Clients, development manager and other JV partners to understand the needs and incorporating them into the design.
  • Assisting the Client and development manager with various options for them to run feasibility.
  • Detailed documenting of the existing building to identify potential pitfalls or opportunities.
  • Preparation of council submission plans and construction documentation.
  • Co-ordination with consultants and contractor.
  • Preparation of marketing drawings for the Client as well as sales packs for the sectional title units.
  • Construction administration and regular site inspections, answering RFI’s, preparing revisions within stringent project deadlines.

the DESIGN PROCESS

2018-1881 Erf 89 Sandown - SAB REV64 - Sheet - S-201 - GROUND FLOOR PLAN
2018-1881 Erf 89 Sandown - SAB REV64 - Sheet - S-202 - FIRST FLOOR PLAN
2018-1881 Erf 89 Sandown - SAB REV64 - Sheet - S-203 - SECOND FLOOR PLAN
2018-1881 Erf 89 Sandown - SAB REV64 - Sheet - S-204 - THIRD FLOOR PLAN
2018-1881 Erf 89 Sandown - SAB REV64 - Sheet - S-205 - FOURTH FLOOR PLAN

DEVELOPMENT PARTICULARS

  • The Building is made up of 209 residential units.
  • There are shared spaces at the circulation cores that consist of: Business Centre, Library, Cinema, Gym and  Lounge.
  • The ground floor has a 100m² restaurant that opens up to a covered patio space.
  • A new floor was added to the existing building, this floor consists of 38 spacious loft units.