boulevard by planting four rows of London plane trees along the edges . The central connector was further emphasised by projecting the pedestrian paving pattern across the roadways cutting through the boulevard .
A great level difference across the site resulted in different podiums being created for each building . This allowed for innovative landscape solutions to render a serene , connected picture . At the entrance to the campus , neatly packed gabion structures were used to offset the big level difference on either side of the entrance road , and
this created space to plant trees and shrubs next to the entrance to soften the retaining structures .
All the retaining walls were planted with creeping groundcovers to green the walls .
On request from the CEO of Cell C , Mr Alan Knott-Craig , an impressive rose garden design was incorporated along the internal roads in the campus , to give explosive colour and fragrance . Apart from the London Plane trees and the Roses , most plant species that were used are indigenous and water wise .
Wetland The wetland landscaping serves the purpose of allowing people to enjoy the natural surroundings next to the campus development . Due to the fact that it is a pre-existing wetland area , the design and execution were governed by strict regulations regarding interventions and use of material .
A permeable paving walkway meanders through the natural veldt area with benches along the way to give the opportunity to enjoy nature .
The walkway leads to custom designed bridges as stream crossings , which had to be manufactured off-site and only assembled on-site to limit the impact of construction on the natural area . Indigenous trees were planted in clusters to eventually create a green woodland backdrop to the campus and to integrate the campus placement on site .
Focus was placed on the type of plant species to have an intermediate area between the wetland area and the campus landscape , thus allowing a natural flow from natural to sculptural . Exotic invader eradication is an ongoing exercise to leave the wetland in a better state than it was before .
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