Architect and Builder November/December 2018 | Page 34

and adjacent to the The Zone@Rosebank and Rosebank Mall. It is easily accessible and highly visible in the surrounding urban fabric. Access to the site is off Baker Street, allowing staff, visitor and delivery access. Pedestrians visiting the corporate tenant gain access at two of their designated entrances, whereas the retail mall visitors gain access through the existing central spine. The new walkways around the building have been 34 tailored with new foot-traffic densities from the Gautrain Station to the Rosebank Mall. Design Concept & Strategy Since the building could not be extended vertically, the proportions of the existing structure presented an opportunity to remodel the building with a horizontal emphasis to achieve a more simplified, modern and elegant design. This was achieved by demolition of the Baker Street