Architect and Builder August/September 2018 | Page 40

On an abstract level, the spaces are duplicated,
and the volumes are inverted. This simple application
was the singular method to the complexity of the
resultant macro-articulation which forms a setting for
a series of tableaux with an iconic mountain backdrop.
In effect, this complex was set out in scenes that take
inspiration from aspects of cinematography and film.
Design
Sable Park is a pair of twin blocks orientated inwards
to Bridgeways Road where both entrances are
located. Each of the buildings is split into two wings
separated by a large quadruple volume. These two
spaces are connected by a series of bridges spanning
across the atrium at the edge of the main core. The
core was conceived as a parody of a ‘service block’
and was satirically designed as a large solid concrete
cube, shoved between the two glass wings. It is a
stand-alone element which is exposed on both sides
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of the building. From the rear this concrete cube
protrudes and is visible from over a kilometre away.
On the front end at the foyer, it is clad in oak timber
panels, with the lift doors visible from the street and
neighbouring blocks. It forms the proverbial heart of
the building, circulating people left to right, up and
down and into different chambers in the building.
To the right of the atrium, the concrete cube is
completely separated from the office wing, leaving
a large open slot that cuts through the building
connecting the front to the back and creating a
significant visual vista of Table Mountain in the
distance. This space along with a first-floor lounge
are just some of the many pause points designed in
the building to facilitate human interaction.
There are a series of terraces on all four sides
of both blocks that were designed as winter and
summer gardens. These five gardens were carefully
positioned to integrate with the overall form while
Discovery Sable Park