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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
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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