Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa March/April 2015 | Page 61

The ground floor of the
building is now home
to some 150 small
business owners selling
a multitude of arts and
crafts, representing
over 365 local brands

external condition with natural ventilation and
lighting, hugely reducing the services required.
Services are predominantly grouped together
in easily accessible locations ensuring simple
access for maintenance. Existing conditions
were embraced throughout the building
with original floor trenches being used for
electrical reticulation throughout the groundfloor. All the services throughout the building
are exposed and clearly identifiable therefore

The Watershed

simplifying the maintenance of the various
service runs.
The building was designed as a space for
creativity. Research revealed that, in order
to stimulate creativity, individual’s required
personal workspace combined with a sense of
transparency. The large amounts of glazing,
tiered sections and floor cut-outs promote
a visual connectivity over multiple levels at a
distance. The new intervention into the shed

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