design measures such as a waste management
system, grey water recycling plant, motion sensors
lighting, extensive green travel accommodation
with associated bicycle parking and showers,
dedicated car pool / hybrid vehicle parking and
ample natural light and ventilation. The floor plates
were also designed to allow future proofing of
the building with flexible floor plates which could
accommodate various uses.
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Structure and Façade
The superstructure of the building is a combination
of steel reinforced concrete columns and post
tensioned concrete slabs. The benefit of the
post tensioning slabs is that it reduced the slab
thickness, thereby slimming down the overall
structure and creating a more efficient building
in section. Due to the change of various uses on
the different floors, the structural grid had to be
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