The Ponte City skyscraper in Johannesburg, completed in 1975, was once a sought-after location. In the subsequent years it fell into disrepair and direpute but finally got a facelift in 2010 and is now home to middle-class families. The neighbourhood however remains rundown and is considered one of the toughest, but for some the brutalist-styled cylindrical landmark building is very much home. “It's very safe, I've never heard of any incident in the building,” says one resident. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES