Mill Junction
Melville gets South Africa’s first shipping container mall
In a first for South Africa, the trendy suburb of Melville in Johannesburg will soon get a
shopping centre made entirely of shipping containers.
Grain silos make for a funky living space
A mix of alternative building materials and reclaimed industrial building stock has turned Mill Junction from an eyesore into Cinderella. (Image: Citiq)
17 February 2014
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Grain silos make for funky student accommodation
The old Premier Mill silos in Newtown have been repurposed, and now wear a four-storey hat of recycled shipping containers. The freshly made-over structure offers unusual accommodation for the city's large student population, and carries the hope that the new residents will bring their youth, energy and vibrancy back into the inner city.
