Architect and Builder February/March 2019 | Page 41

The East and West façades consist of a
composite aluminium-clad shell with articulated
strip windows to allow light and views to filter into
every office module. These faceted façades have
a visual quality emphasised by the articulated strip
windows, which transform from day to night. The
flush-glazed north and south façades allow for
uninterrupted views over greater Rosebank.
The backdrop to these façades is a smooth
and glossy flat finish that transforms itself into
the underbelly of the building. The organic vaulting
architecture of the underbelly raises the building
from the ground, affording users an unimpeded
Rosebank Link
thoroughfare between the Gautrain Station and
the shopping area.
At the heart of the building is a multi-storey
enclosed, north-facing atrium fashioned to
capture the sunlight filtering down into a unique
fluid underbelly of the ground-floor thoroughfare.
This creates a conduit for a combination of green
walls and indigenous planting brought to life in
executive roof gardens, podium-level gardens, and
parkade-wall gardens that result in a tranquil oasis
within the bustling Rosebank precinct. Suspended
Meeting Pods can be viewed from the landscaped
thoroughfare. The architectural intent is for the
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