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effect of having moved from a bright external
world into a crystalline darkened cave filled
with shrines and wonders. Cupboards and
counters complement the other interior sur-
faces with precision. Here Gary Holliday of
HG Holliday Joinery excelled.
An in-house cafeteria and glazed boardrooms
combine with informal lounges to establish a
communal system of linked spaces that together
create a sense of flow and openness. The spatial
sequences and highlights are brought to the
fore with dramatic effect by the lighting. Martin
Lion's Pride
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Coetzee from MPAC Electrical managed these
aspects with dexterity.
The curtain-walled and double-glazed apertures
frame views to the north while the deeper office
spaces benefit from tree-filled columns of natural
light and air in the form of the two oval shaped double
volume voids open to the sky and in the centre of
the open plan offices. While UDEC/ Neurospine’s
new head offices may have turned Zandwyk
Park’s erstwhile modest presence inside-out, the
building design has filtered, framed, reflected and
engaged the outside by pulling it in.
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