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one team ensures the consistent and cohesive
application of brand from inception through to the
full signage system.
Conclusion
What stands out for the architects is that they
managed to turn around a challenging scheme
and rescue it to eventually end up with a very
successful mixed-use design that dealt with
the compromises and complexities of towers
The Marc
on top of retail and make the retail respond to
the public realm. This project was done by the
team at the same time as they were involved
as architects on the Discovery Head Office as
well as the Werksmans Head Office on Rivonia
Road. All 3 buildings are very different in the
way the firm responded to the end users and
different developers, but most importantly they
all responded to the public realm in different
aesthetically and functionally diverse ways.
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