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PROJECT

MENLYN MIX, PRETORIA

Menlyn Mix is an urban hospitality development in Pretoria’s Menlyn precinct,
located at the core of the city’s business and retail corridor. An urban business hub,
it provides guests with accommodation that allows them to work while enjoying
the lifestyle benefits of a mixed-use environment. It has been designed to meet the

growing demand for ‘bleisure’ experiences.

Project Team
Developer: Beekman Group
Main Contractor: Capital Civil and Building
Architects: McLellan Architects
Landscape Architect: THE Landscape Architects
Landscape Contractor: Imperial Landscape Development
Adventure Golf: FA Designs

The adventure golf, a nine hole putt-putt course, provides recreation for younger occupants at Menlyn Mix

Amongst other things, the development supports business cLellan Architects was commissioned by the Beekman
travellers with the following amenities: Group to design the Menlyn Mix apartment complex, and
• a dedicated business hub and flexible meeting rooms Mthe client’s vision aligned with their philosophy that ‘form
• reliable back-up power systems and water tanks and space entice the senses and invigorate one’s being’.
• high-speed internet access The core design driver was the creation of a strong sense of
• temperature-controlled swimming pool community. This was realised through a concept of 41 luxury
• a rooftop garden and adventure golf apartments arranged around airy courtyards. The need for a
• fully equipped gym and rooftop yoga human scale and intimate spatial experience dictated the massing
• clubhouse and chill zones. and arrangement, leading to the division of the scheme into two
separated blocks, A and B.

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