designed in such as way that the developers can
obtain maximum yield and flexibility with regards
to sub-divisibility. The building is able to be subdivided
into 250m 2 offerings within the 2,300m 2
office floorplate.
Site
Originally there were homes on various erven on
the site. Over the years these properties were
purchased by the developer and zoning changed
from residential to commercial.
The site slopes almost 12m over the portion of
the site that accommodates Phase One and slopes
approximately 18m to the river edge, so it has quite
a deep slope. The large amount of rock on site
necessitated design elements to accommodate
this. The river edge had to be rehabilitated as
water use licence applications required this
rehabilitation. A number of indigenous trees on
site were transplanted where possible and alien
invasive species were all removed.
The Building
Designed over two podiums, the design of Phase
One makes use of the existing slope and ensures
that the podium on the corner created by the
new link road and William Nicol becomes one of
the corner anchors for the scheme. The piazza at
this level is on grade, connecting the eye visually
directly from William Nicol into the scheme. All
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