39 Commerce Crescent
Client: Illusso (tenant)
Developer: Alchemy
Project Director: Anthony Orelowitz
Project Leader: Kim Newell
Project Team: Kirsty Fick
Locality: Johannesburg
Completion Year: 2019
Gross Area: 4715 m2
Lettable Area: 4369 m2
Category: Interiors, Retail
The conversion of this 3-storey commercial building into a 4-storey showroom involved stripping down the building to its concrete frame before adding an additional floor. Cantilevered off-shutter concrete and black face brick forms are offset against reflective glass facades. A central atrium with skylight punctures the deep floorplate, and circulation between the floors was improved with a sculptural central stair and goods lift.