Architect and Builder April 2017 | Page 61

As the private residence is positioned on the upper northern portion of the site, the obvious location for the new offices was on the lower portion, in the vicinity of the dam. The position around the dam also affords the new more public buildings a direct relationship with the access road and vehicle entrance, while the private residence is further privatised by an off-shutter concrete screen wall fitted with concrete gates. DAM GUARD HOUSE BUILDING 2 BUILDING 1 Architectural Concept The architect’s most intuitive and immediate decision was to create an obvious distinction CCB HQ SITE PLAN 61