ALICE LANE PRECINCT
ALICE LANE PRECINCT
PRECINCT & URBAN SPACE
15 Alice Lane is a 15-storey, 27,000 m² office building knitted into Sandton’s pedestrian grid by a series of double-volume retail pods that open the street edge and lead directly into a landscaped piazza. Above this active ground plane, narrow H-shaped floor plates ensure that every cellular office enjoys daylight and an external view, while the building’s long, cantilevered flanks frame terraces and balconies that give tenants outdoor breakout space and uninterrupted skyline panoramas.
A full-height glazed atrium stitches the two wings together. Twin lift banks and regularly spaced bridges divide each floor into balanced thirds, letting the landlord lease single suites or entire quadrants without reworking cores or services. The uppermost levels are reserved for client-facing amenities—executive boardrooms, a library, and staff dining areas—each opening onto sheltered terraces that command 270-degree views across Johannesburg and the Magaliesberg beyond.
The envelope turns performance into identity. North and south façades are faced in clear blue glass, while the hotter east and west sides carry a custom white frit that reads as a seamless skin from the street yet admits generous daylight and clear outward views from within. Together with finely profiled sun-shades and the stepped line of the terraces, the blue-and-white curtain wall gives 15 Alice Lane a crisp, contemporary presence that balances energy efficiency with the kind of premium address tenants expect at the heart of Africa’s financial hub.
Location: Sandton, South Africa
Size: 70,000 m²
Completion Year: 2017
Sector: Mixed Use, Commercial, Retail