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TYPICAL BASEMENT PLAN
on gas. The building provides priority parking for
alternative fuel vehicles, motorbikes, and cyclists as
well as allied amenities such as lockers and showers.
Finishes, materials, and systems were specified
to maximise local sourcing, guarantee low-VOCs and
compliant emissions, zero ODP refrigerant use, and
minimise the use of formaldehyde and PVC. 95% of
the façade is designed for disassembly and the use
of pre-stressed concrete floors considerably reduced
cement use in the building.
The implementation of hazardous waste surveys
and environmental and waste management plans
during demolition and construction safeguarded
responsible activities and reporting, and the completed
building provides a waste sorting and recycling
area to facilitate ongoing responsible operational
waste management. Finally, the building is being
commissioned according to CIBSE principles, and the
development of a building users’ guide and ongoing
building tuning ensure the continued efficiency of
the building and systems design, and increased
awareness and understanding of the importance of
these issues.
Interior Design
With a staff component of around 670, including
460 professional staff, the relocation of one of South
Africa’s leading law firms from their previous Fricker
Road, Illovo, headquarters was not going to be a
simple undertaking.
With this in mind, Webber Wentzel approached
interior design consultancy Head Interiors long before
the Sandton site was selected, to ensure that the
firm’s particular space needs and wish list for its new
home was carefully and seamlessly executed.
Working closely with GLH Architects on block and
stack arrangements