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of people on foot was considered a priority over vehicular movement so that continuity of surfaces and materiality supports the pedestrian first . The lobby is finished with large floor-to-ceiling marble tiles creating an upmarket atmosphere . Materials were chosen to ensure the lobby had a light and open feeling .
Situated over three levels of structured parking , the building reflects the transition in grain across the site from the finer grained southern edge towards a more course grain on the northern edge . As such , the development had a responsibility to be the mediation between the fine grained residential neighbourhood of Green Point running along the slope of Signal Hill , as well as ensuring continuity with the Urban Wall . This consisted of higher intensity development along Main Road defining the edge of the urban Green Point Park .
In its response the building therefore rises from a height of four storeys on the southern side , to eleven storeys on the northern boundary . The south side of the building responds to the finer grain of single residential houses whilst the north elevation responds to a carefully established height datum along Main Road with a clearly defined base , shaft and crown . The crown acts as a pulvinar or urban balcony overlooking the Green Point Park . Each one of these elements is differentiated in terms of
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