Legacy Corner Special Report

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Strange, but true, all of the accommodation offerings around the tremendously popular Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton are Legacy products. The latest to join the fold are the Da Vinci Hotel and Suites supported by the Legacy Corner Mall.

The Legacy Group was founded by Bart Dorrestein and

the late Bruno Corte just over a decade ago. The inten-

tion was, just as the group’s name suggests, to leave

a legacy of hospitality and residential properties, an

African portfolio built and run to the highest interna-

tional standards, located across Africa and the Indian

Ocean islands.

It’s not just fine four and five star hotels that feature in

the Legacy portfolio. There are a host of bush lodges

and lifestyle retreats such as Kwa Maritane, Bakubung

and Tshukudu in the Pilanesberg, the Kruger Park Lodge

in Mpumalanga and The Windhoek Country Club in

Namibia that add spice to the selection on offer. In

addition to straightforward hotel accommodation,

the group also sells sectional title hotel suites and

fractional ownership in the Legacy Private Residenc-

es and develops mixed-use lifestyle properties that

include gaming and retail facilities as well.

A winning formula

If you are fortunate enough to be invited to the triple

storey penthouse of the Michelangelo Towers, you

will get a bird’s eye view of just how substantial the

Legacy foothold is in Nelson Mandela Square. Once

the Gautrain’s station has been completed, adjacent

to the square, the Legacy stable of the Michelangelo

Hotel, Da Vinci Hotel, Michelangelo Towers, Raphael

Penthouse Suites and the Da Vinci Suites will come

into their own as demand in this vibrant business

hub surges.

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The classic Michelangelo Hotel made waves when it

was first built on the new retail square across from

Sandton City. Its success prompted further hospitality

development and subsequently the Michelangelo

Towers broke the mould offering exclusive apartments

in a lavish style in the tallest building in Sandton. With

the Legacy formula of elegance, charisma and commit-

ment to service firmly entrenched in the area, Sandton’s

latest offering has now arrived to complete the picture.

Legacy Corner is 17 storeys of mixed-use facilities situ-

ated on the corner of 5th Avenue and Maude Streets

in Sandton, directly opposite the stalwart Sandton

City retail and office complex, the Sandton Sun Hotel,

the Sandton Towers Intercontinental Hotel and the

Sandton Convention Centre.

The retail component of this new development is

situated on three levels that are linked with the upper

and lower retail levels of the existing Nelson Mandela

Square. BAI are renowned for their retail excellence

– and the new Legacy corner Mall is testament to this

excellence. Already open, the mall has met with great

approval by shoppers and tenants alike.

Below the two shopping mall levels, is the glamorous

Marco Polo entertainment centre offers 300 state of the

art interactive electronic bingo terminals as a diversion.

Themed as a Venetian venue, the Marco Polo cele-

brates the life and times of the famed medieval Italian

explorer that traversed the globe on numerous jour-

neys of discovery. Owned and operated by Galaxy Inter-

national, a UK company with over 15 years’ experience

in Bingo development, the Marco Polo has an intimate

piano bar with a romantic dance floor as well as a

show bar and a dedicated smoking room called The

Crystal Room.

The Da Vinci Hotel has 166 en suite hotel rooms, 50

single, double and triple bedroomed apartment suites

as well as two levels of four luxury duplex penthouses.

A fitness gym, infinity pool and wellness spa are

amongst the perks.

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The architects who have helped with the success of

the Sandton Legacy portfolio are Bentel Associates

International (BAI) who designed the iconic Michelangelo

Towers and who are now responsible for Sandton’s

new addition, Legacy Corner.

“We are most excited about the completion of Legacy

Corner, which we believe will be a fantastic new addi-

tion to the Sandton skyline – the building is a careful

balance between embracing classical elements which

is in keeping with its neighbours, especially Nelson

Mandela Square, and modern architecture” says

Franc Brugman, architect responsible for both the

Michelangelo Towers and Legacy Corner. “We have

also strived to include sustainable technologies in

the design of the building as far as the commercial

budget of the development would allow. We are proud

to have been able to decrease the energy demand of

the building by as much as 15% through the inclusion

of: solar panels that assist the electrical boilers, heat

exchange technology that collects the hot water

produced by the air conditioning chiller units, insu-

lation to hot water pipes, the use of performance glass

where required to reduce the AC heat load and simple

specifications like low flow shower heads to decrease

water consumption. Furthermore, the building will

have a building management system (BMS) installed

which will assist in monitoring the energy consumption

of the building in the future.”

Dining in style

Intended to be run as a 24-hour operation, the Da Vinci

Lounge & Bar will be a welcome addition to Sandton’s

portfolio of hip and happening entertainment venues.

The Wine & Cigar Bar promises to be another popular

spot, although undoubtedly one of the main draw cards

will be the graciously elegant Maximillien Restaurant,

with its expansive windows and extended deck giving

patrons the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and

views of Sandton.

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Given a New York French bistro character, Maximillien

exudes a sense of grandeur thanks to the rich dark

brown bamboo flooring, the pewter pressed ceilings,

the antique mirrors framed by rectangular glass light

boxes and the Douglas Jones tiles.

The interior designers, Varoom Interiors, took on the

challenge of converting a long rectangular space

into something inviting, classy and sophisticated.

“The idea was to mirror the style of the renowned

Balthazar restaurant in New York. Balthazar is a con-

verted leather wholesaler’s warehouse and is known

for its exceptional design,” says Vanessa Preston of

Varoom Interiors. “It has a French bistro/patisserie

style, but with a very warm vibe. That’s what our brief

was for Maximillien, but we wanted to make it a smarter,

sexier version. The silvery pewter moulding around

the bar kept to the Balthazar theme and we added in

the lions heads to give it the African context.”

The rectangular space was subtly divided into ‘stages’,

with the welcome area and the bar at the front, a

raised section that could be cleared for entertainment,

the main eatery area and then the outdoor terrace.

The shopping, gaming and dining treats aside, Legacy

Corner has another treat up its sleeve. Spanning

three levels, the Legacy TV wall, wrapped within the

granite clad escalator atrium, offers exceptional ex-

posure to premium brand names wanting to reach a

pre-qualified premium Sandton consumer.

Through the growth of the Legacy portfolio, the key

decision makers have appreciated that it’s the details

that count. At Legacy Corner, this is certainly one of

the philosophies that has been integral to the design.

Mosaics in the reception area and on the pillars in

the retail mall, lower lux levels in the lighting to give

the shops ‘centre stage’ and hotel décor designed

by world-renowned interior designer, Stephen Falcke,

all contribute to the heightened sense of grandeur

of the final piece of the Legacy collection on Nelson

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