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energy saving features are effectively utilised
and operating at maximum capacity.
• Water: Low flow sanitary fittings have been
installed throughout. Indigenous vegetation has
been planted on the rooftop garden and in the
public square.
An innovation point was achieved for considering
feedback from a public participation process with
the surrounding office staff on the public facilities
to be provided in the public realm.
restrictions. The building sits on two panels and is
bisected by an expansion joint. The two portions of
the building are independent and the two sides of
the atrium are linked by jointed steelwork, façades,
structures and bridges with hidden expansion
joints. The saw toothed roof has sliding joints on
one side and fixed joints on the other. The design
for the steelwork was intricate and the Arup
engineers worked closely with the architects to
co-ordinate the process effectively.
Structural
No 5 Silo is a conventional reinforced concrete
frame building and was built on top of a preexisting basement which presented certain load
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The design brief was to create an ‘office of
the future,’ taking Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Cape Town’s approximately 650 staff out of
No 5 Silo
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