Ponte City: Back to the future

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The corridors are reminiscent of an upmarket hotel and, although the original walls have been retained, the blue down lights highlight the texture of the brick walls.

The corridors are reminiscent of an upmarket hotel“We are also covering the outside windows with a blue reflective film. This won’t be noticeable on the inside, but when you look at the building on the outside, it will be clean and shimmering, like a beacon for Johannesburg.

At night, it will no longer just be the top advertisement that will be visible, the whole structure will be lit,” she says.

While security is a priority, allowing only two entrances to the building and employing new card and thumb reader technologies, as well as extensive CCTV, the heady days of the 70s when Ponte was a mecca for the young, hip and trendy may again be just around the corner.