NMU FACULTY OF LAW
NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LAW Gqeberha
CLIENT Nelson Mandela Bay University
ARCHITECT & PRINCIPAL AGENT Muse Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR BTKM Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Poise Consulting
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS Bay Safety Solutions
GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTANT SRK Port Elizabeth
LIGHTING DESIGN Muse Architects Spazio Lighting
MAIN CONTRACTOR Alpha and Omega Group
PHOTOGRAPHY Andrew Greenland ; Ray Truter
Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha recently unveiled a modern new Faculty of Law building . The site is located on the South Campus of the University and to the east of the Embizweni Building which currently houses the Faculty of Law on its first floor . The site is bordered by a large public square to the south and a parking area to the north , with a number of existing walkways around the site . Although the only requirement in the placing of the building was that it had to be to the east of the Embizweni Building , it was decided to further define the site by retaining the existing walkways and allowing them to shape the building .
The Design Designed by Muse Architects , the brief called for a new building that would house a large lecture venue , offices and ablutions . The building would also become the new face of the Law faculty . The brief also called for the new building to become an extension of the existing faculty located in the adjacent Embizweni Building .
The design process was informed by two main aspects ; firstly , how does the building relate to its urban context , its response to a large public square and the adjacent post-modern building and secondly , how does the Faculty of Law function over two buildings ( the adjacent Embizweni and the new building )?
The existing architecture of the campus is rooted in modernist architecture and expressed as concrete art forms set in a nature reserve . Recent additions to the campus
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