Newtown Junction (Potato Shed) - Offices

Construction of offices for the redevelopment of the derelict Potato Shed in Newtown, Johannesburg, Gauteng. Plans include a mall, a hotel, offices, apartments and an open square. Newtown Junction, as it will be called, will bring the first 21st century mall and four-star City Lodge to the precinct. The 2ha plot behind Museum Africa will offer flea market and retail shopping, offices, a 180-room hotel and a open public square. The entertainment sector will also benefit, with additional facilities for the Market Theatre, including parking for 700 cars. New will be combined with old by incorporating a major portion of the existing Potato Shed structure into the design. The shed is just four years shy of a century old and, in keeping with its heritage status, Atterbury will have to bring the existing structure into the plan, keeping the original roof trusses and iron work found on site.