Name of the Project
The Leonardo.

Location
Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa.

Project Owner/s
Legacy Group.

Project Description
The Leonardo high-rise building will eclipse the 50-storey Carlton Centre, in downtown Johannesburg, as South Africa’s tallest skyscraper, with 56 storeys.

The development comprises several major public-level areas off the street, with retail and hotel lobbies linked by escalator to an interactive mixed-use lobby space, which serves the large conferencing venue and will be the reception area for the apartments, penthouse suites and offices, along with a coffee shop and bar.

A total of 254 apartments will rise up to the thirty-eighth level, with the next ten floors earmarked for a luxury hotel to be established in the future, depending on the demand and conditions in the hospitality sector.

The forty-ninth to fifty-fifth levels comprise the Leonardo suite. The 3 200 ^m2 Leonardo suite will feature 1 900 m² of under-roof living space and 1 300 m² of outdoor patios and gardens, with a 20 m lap pool and gym area.

There are 1 300 parking bays linked by shuttle lifts directly to the seventh floor podium, which features landscaped gardens and restaurants, as well as a bar, creche, gym and spa.

There are also 7 200 m² of sectional-title offices.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Capital Expenditure
The project cost is estimated at R3-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
The principal contract for the project was signed in October 2015. Construction started in January 2016. The exact opening date has still not been revealed.

Latest Developments
French multinational construction materials company Saint-Gobain has supplied the equivalent of 86 062 m2 of interior walling across the 56-storey and 234-m-high skyscraper, including Isover insulation, Weber screeds, tile adhesives and about 24 000 Gyproc Habito boards.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Aveng Grinaker-LTA (construction contract); PERI (form and scaffolding); Co-Arc International Architects (architect); RMCE Consulting Engineers (structural engineer); SM Schneid Quantity Surveyors (quantity surveyor); Arup (façade engineer); MNS Engineers (electrical engineer); WinConsulting (mechanical engineer); Watsol Design Technology (wet services engineer); Specialist Fire Technology (fire services consultant); Cairnmead Industrial Consultants (occupational health and safety consultant); Linspace (acoustics consultant); Landmark Studios (landscape designer); Stephen Falke (interior designer); Varoom! Interiors (interior designer); Santo & Santo (main kitchen consultant); The Trinity Session (artwork and curator consultant); and Saint-Gobain (interior walling).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
Legacy Group development director Mark Havercroft, tel +27 (11) 234 1823 or email mhavercroft@legacygroup.co.za.