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The existing park adjacent to the building was upgraded to improve pedestrian movement between Keyes and
Sturdee Avenues. It falls within a larger master plan for the linking of green spaces within Rosebank.

PARK CENTRAL

Described as the future Manhatten of Johannesburg, Park Central in Rosebank is a high-
end, 20 storey apartment building close to the Gautrain station in this densely populated
business area. Between the building and the Rosebank Library is the existing EWP Public
Park, which has been upgraded to add further value to this two-part project.

andscape architect Karen Marais of The Ochre Office
says her brief for the apartment building was to
Lselect hardy, evergreen, low maintenance plants.
The architects, Paragon Group, had already designed the
planter structures on the various apartment levels and
the client wanted continuity to run through these levels.
Marais says she was working with zones where planters
extended from sun to shade areas, north and south of the
building, and she therefore chose ‘trusted’ exotic plants,
introducing hardy indigenous species where possible for
colour and effect.

In terms of the adjacent park, its upgrade was done
according to an agreement that Redefine Properties had
made during the approval phase of their development
rights. They were to make a contribution to public open
space in the Rosebank area, and the park was the chosen
portion of land to be upgraded. The park falls within a
larger masterplan for the linking of green spaces within
Rosebank, and its upgrade needed to fit within the
masterplan, bringing in improved access and pedestrian
routes.

Entrance signage on Keyes Avenue

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