FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Motion sensors are utilised throughout basements,
common areas and meeting rooms. These are also
zoned so as to ensure that lights are switched off
in times when specific areas are experiencing low
occupancy. Tenants are also encouraged to utilise
sensors similarly. The usage of low wattage T5
fluorescent fittings in basements and tenants spaces,
as well as LED fittings for common areas, feature
lighting and façade lighting has also helped reduce
the power requirement for lighting.
The HVAC system was designed to be of a
very high efficiency. As the main consuming factor
of electrical power, the implementation of this
technology has seen a notable saving in power when
compared to normal HVAC systems. The building is
currently running at 40.95 Watt/m2 across the 7,400
gross floor area of 8,583m2.This is well below the
industry design standard of 60W/m.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
Dynamic sound masking was implemented on the
floor that Regiments has occupied in order to actively
cancel noise from surroundings and within the office,
thereby creating a comfortable environment for those
working in the largely open plan office space.
INTERIOR DESIGN – REGIMENTS HEAD OFFICE
The brief to Interior Designers, Ink Design Lab, was to
create a modern office environment for a progressive,
values driven financial services company.
The office would be fitted with state of the art
communications technology, suggesting a fast
moving, high technology environment. Within this
workplace setting, the client wanted a humane
and enabling environment where highly skilled and
committed professionals would flourish.
Spatial Idea / Design Intention
In planning the office, the intent was to create a
dynamic, user-friendly environment where the office
worker and other private users of the space could
interact seamlessly with their clients. The space
was divided into clear private and public zones. The
strategy was to put the public spaces on the ground
floor and more private spaces were placed higher in
the building. Public spaces, such as meeting rooms
and training rooms, were placed close to the lift
shafts at the entrance to each floor. The technical
hub of the organisation was placed in the middle of
the building to achieve efficient cabling runs. People
were placed along windows for natural light and
meeting rooms and other support spaces were placed
away from the windows, in the middle of the floor
plate. In addition, to achieve a healthier environment,
the materials chosen were low emission materials
(low Volatile Organic Compound). LED lighting was
used, punctuated with feature lights to create points
of interest.
Choice of Materials and Colours
In order to translate the brief of creating an Africaninspired office into the design aesthetic, warm,
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