Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa January/February 2015 | Page 50

Natural light was introduced through the addition of nine light wells throughout the mall now located mostly on the roof and feeding downwards. In addition, the 35-year old building didn’t have smoke extraction systems as these were not requirements at the time that it was built. A smoke extraction system was inserted vertically as part of the project. “Certain tenants had to be temporarily relocated to allow us to access the areas of the building where they were situated,” comments Brett. 50 Five new basement parking levels have been added to the Gardens portion of Rosebankmall. The parking ramp from Bath Street was removed and shoppers redirected. In fact, the previous parking areas on the Mall site were converted to retail space, which proved to be a logistical nightmare. “Parking is not designed to carry retail loading,” explains Brett. “The engineers came up with an innovative solution which is usually only used on bridge construction: the existing Rosebankmall