Architect and Builder June/July 2019 | Page 55

FIRST FLOOR 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 GROUND FLOOR 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. 55