This building certainly holds
its own in Grayston Drive in
what is becoming an
architectural showcase
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of the façade glazing. The tiles on the angled
façades were then centred on the centre of the
vertical faces resulting in all the tiles across the
building to be aligned.
Due to the narrow site and layout within the
basement the column positioning was not
conducive to economical space planning in the
office levels. This challenge was overcome by
sloping the entire column grid away or towards
each other on the last parking level some
800mm in places to create office plates which
are mostly column free with the columns along
the perimeters of the building.
Interior
Adam Hunt from Giant Leap Interiors
described the interiors; “Shanduka wanted an
iconic head office that was in line with the
various companies they encompass in
their brand.”
There are areas which are differentiated
from each other and yet there is an overall
cohesiveness. Hunt said: “The space for
McDonalds needed to adhere to the company
CI. This is evident through the use of fun
elements such as the large McDonald’s
arches in their reception area and the striped
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