Functionality
Apart from the administrative and workshop
ablution facilities, the building had to accommodate
other duties such as a workshop, maintenance
areas, training centre, assembly areas, testing
area, sales office and storage of engines or parts.
Many speciality areas and rooms had to be custom
made to suite the client’s needs and requirements.
Fluidity of Form
Fluidity of the geometric forms was important in
the massing of the structures, creating a regular
gridded planning that was extrapolated into usable
spaces which is seen in various progressive
arrangements throughout the design. The
combination of structural architectural elements
grounded on a base format, sets the tone for
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