{"id":154176,"date":"2016-02-08T10:53:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T08:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=154176"},"modified":"2016-02-08T10:55:04","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T08:55:04","slug":"inside-multichoices-cool-new-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/154176-inside-multichoices-cool-new-offices.html","title":{"rendered":"Inside MultiChoice&#8217;s cool new offices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice completed its R750-million green-office building project last year, with employees moving in during May 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Its new 35,000m\u00b2 offices achieved a 5-star V1 design certification from the Green Building Council in December 2013, and a 5-star V1 as-built certification in February 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a large central atrium illuminated with natural light, MultiChoice City also has a grey water reticulation system and energy-efficient heating and cooling systems.<\/p>\n<p>The photos below show what the new digs look like inside.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Aerial view<\/h3>\n<p>Solid Green Consulting published an aerial shot\u00a0of MultiChoice City <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solidgreen.co.za\/multichoice-city\/\">on its website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-aerial-view.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154178\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154178\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-aerial-view-640x438.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City aerial view\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-aerial-view-640x438.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-aerial-view-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-aerial-view-628x430.jpg 628w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-aerial-view.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Reception<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-reception.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154202\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-reception-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City reception\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-reception-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-reception-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-reception-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-reception.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Front entrance<\/h3>\n<p>The photos below were taken during the launch of GOtv. Usually the atrium isn\u2019t decorated with GOtv branding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-entrance.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154186\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154186\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-entrance-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City atrium front entrance\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-entrance-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-entrance-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-entrance-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-entrance.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Atrium<\/h3>\n<p>MultiChoice City is dominated by a large central atrium with a 3-layer roof made from ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene (EFTE) &#8211; which does not degrade under ultraviolet light or atmospheric pollution.<\/p>\n<p>The EFTE is combined with double glazing, allowing the atrium\u2019s roof to let\u00a0in the right amount of light to illuminate the area.<\/p>\n<p>Electric lights are automatically adjusted depending on the amount of natural light coming in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-tall-e1454629086706.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154188\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154188\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-tall-e1454629086706-640x853.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City atrium front tall\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-tall-e1454629086706-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-tall-e1454629086706-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-tall-e1454629086706-323x430.jpg 323w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-front-tall-e1454629086706.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-tables.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154194\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-tables-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City atrium tables\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-tables-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-tables-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-tables-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-tables.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-seating.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154192\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154192\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-seating-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City atrium seating\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-seating-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-seating-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-seating-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-seating.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-back.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154180\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154180 size-new-size\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-back-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City atrium back\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-back-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-back-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-back-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-atrium-back.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">MultiChoice City Vida e Caff\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Vida-e-Cafe.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154204\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Vida-e-Cafe-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City Vida e Cafe\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Vida-e-Cafe-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Vida-e-Cafe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Vida-e-Cafe-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Vida-e-Cafe.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">MultiChoice City Olives &amp; Plates<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Olives-and-Plates.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154200\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Olives-and-Plates-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City Olives and Plates\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Olives-and-Plates-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Olives-and-Plates-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Olives-and-Plates-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-Olives-and-Plates.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Meeting Rooms<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-meeting-rooms.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154198\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154198\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-meeting-rooms-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City meeting rooms\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-meeting-rooms-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-meeting-rooms-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-meeting-rooms-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-meeting-rooms.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Cafeteria<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-cafeteria.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154196\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-new-size wp-image-154196\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-cafeteria-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"MultiChoice City cafeteria\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-cafeteria-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-cafeteria-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-cafeteria-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MultiChoice-City-cafeteria.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More MultiChoice and DStv news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/147761-dstv-still-making-good-money-for-naspers.html\"><strong>DStv still making good money for Naspers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/153764-dstv-vs-gotv-prices-and-channels-compared.html\"><strong>DStv vs GOtv \u2013 prices and channels compared<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice recently invited media to its new offices in Randburg for the launch of GOtv &#8211;\u00a0this is what it looks like inside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":154206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,13113,35,475,35294],"class_list":["post-154176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-gotv","tag-headline","tag-multichoice","tag-multichoice-city"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154176"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154176"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154384,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154176\/revisions\/154384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}