Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa May/June 2015 | Page 36

The horizontal external
sunscreens are all
manufactured with
galvanised mild steel

using a combination of vertical and horizontal
fins to modulate solar penetration. The
building facades are finished in a combination
of painted plaster and red facebrick panels,
in keeping with the Century City Property
Owners Association’s guidelines for the Park
Lane precinct. The office floor plates are
large clear open plan spaces which allow for
a high degree of future flexibility, and the
outer perimeter walls facing the streets have a
sufficient wall to window ratio to accommodate
individual offices/boardrooms. Future flexibility is also enhanced by the provision of
numerous vertical riser ducts and a large
continuous ceiling void space throughout, in

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order to allow maximum flexibility for service
reticulation, including mechanical ventilation,
fire protection services, communications and
plumbing services. The roof level is provided
with a dedicated service stair to the screened
roof plant area, which accommodate the
air-handling units and heat pump. The
semi-basement parking level has a secure
perimeter, with vehicular boom control and
access through 2 separate roller shutter
doors. There is direct access to the lift and
stairs from the semi-basement, which also
houses the security control room, refuse and
recycling rooms, secure bicycle storage area
and standby generator.

Park Lane