creating a shaded main floor façade and adding to the sense of a ‘ floating ’ building perched on a solid podium . This design feature added to the permeability of the building .
A lot of time was spent in optimising the cost of the façade glazing in relation to the extent of shading structures . A double glazed façade system has been used on the northern , eastern and western façades and single glazed systems on the southern façades . The first to fourth floors are aligned with one another and the fifth floor is set-back again to allow for proper shading created by the roof overhang . The main entrance is accentuated by a high-level straddling louvre structure that provides a sense of arrival and place of identity .
Focal Design Features The design makes use of as clear-as-possible glass in the façade in order to enhance the connective feeling of the occupants to their outside environment . This decision allows the building to be much more permeable at night and benefit the internal branding of the single occupant , AVBOB . The neutral earthy colour palette of the building is contrasted by the dark coloured shading support structures and frames . The entrance foyer is characterised by a quadruple volume atrium that is well lit and framed by two sky-bridges on the ground and first floors . Sunlight emphasises the hanging sculptural feature in the mornings through the east-facing frameless glass façade .
The site is mostly characterised by hard surfaces which did not allow for a lot of space to incorporate elaborate landscaping features . Time was spent to design proper break-out spaces in the landscape . This allows occupants to also use outside podium spaces as recreational , entertainment and leisure spaces – something that is not usually associated with commercial developments . The podium level is connected with a pedestrianised landscaped bridge to Building C .
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