Sodding turning marks the start of construction for Deloitte's new Africa HQ

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Construction on Deloitte's new Africa headquarters officially got underway with a sod-turning ceremony at Waterfall City, Gauteng. The 42,500m² ultra-modern offices are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020, and Deloitte plans to begin operating from its new base from April 2020.

Louis van der Watt, Atterbury CEO; Morne Wilkin, CEO of Attacq; and Mike Jarvis, COO, Deloitte Africa

Property investment and development business, Atterbury, and property company, Attacq, are co‐owners in a 50/50 joint venture on the development of the new Deloitte premises. While bulk earthworks for the project began in October this year, this sod‐turning ceremony signifies the official commencement of development.

The building, along the Allandale interchange of the N1 highway, has capacity for close to 5,000 people. It will consist of a ground floor with six stories of offices and four basement parking levels including nearly 2,000 parking bays. Architecture practice Aevitas designed the new Deloitte headquarters to comply with a Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Rating on completion.

Deloitte’s new environmentally innovative workspace has been designed to create an inspiring atmosphere that promotes productivity and well‐being. The building will also be cost effective and play its part in mitigating the effects of climate change.

The new premises will consolidate Deloitte’s current Woodmead and Pretoria offices into a single central location at Waterfall.