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PROJECT
MALKERNS SQUARE
PROLOGUE PHASES
Project Team
Client and Project Management: Pine Acres (Pty) Ltd
Architect: Paragon Architects
Quantity Surveyor: Russell Irons and Associates
Engineer: DMC Group and SCE The entrance boulevard to Malkerns Square, lined with Fever trees and accents
Engineer Gatehouse: L&S of Firesticks Euphorbia
Main Contractor: AMS Construction
Landscape Architect: Ochre Office
Pilot Phase Landscape Contractor: Bidvest Topturf he 42ha site was previously pineapple farmland, purchased
Continued Phases Landscape Contractor: Mphutsa Investments by property developer Pine Acres (Pty) Ltd in 2015. The
Dam and Stream Contractor: Waterscapes Tcompany’s intention was to develop the land into a resource-
efficient, socially and environmentally responsible lifestyle hub, with
opportunity for future growth and advancement to the local Malkerns
region.
The site wraps west to east over a northern-aspect slope, held
Malkerns Square is a commercial on either edge by two transit thoroughfares, the local MR27 and
and lifestyle village development, MR18 to the west and east, respectively. The precinct has been
designed to conveniently link and offer ease of access to these
envisioned as a desirable destination roads, with entrances planned off both and connected by the main
estate boulevard. Meandering against the northern boundary of
to shop, work and live in Eswatini the property is an existing agricultural canal feeding the region’s
farmlands and offering a permanent irrigation supply to the estate’s
(formerly Swaziland). The development landscape.
The development broke ground in 2018 with its pilot phase of 54
is the first of its kind there, located in apartment units. Critical to this phase was the establishment of the
the Malkerns agricultural basin with western entrance to the estate – an iconic gatehouse and boulevard
ensuring residents secure passage to their new homes. Secondary
northern views over the Ezulwini Valley and tertiary phases followed, and Malkerns Square has now seen
and out towards the sacred Mdzimba the completion of the Phase I retail centre, additional residential
apartments as well as high-end embassy residences. Focus has also
Hills. been directed to the completion of the estate clubhouse, with a
swimming pool, sports field, play court and landscaped greenbelt.
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