ture , with full height , full width glazing to capture light and views across the city , it was ultimately agreed that design proposals should reflect the station ’ s nostalgic origins , though reinvented and reinterpreted .
In the commercial realm , it is often the case that the overall building form is derived from a predetermined maximum allowable development envelope as defined by the Town Planning regulations , as it was in this case .
Having achieved the commercial target of financial feasibility in the built form , it is in the materials palette that the architects were able to find expression for that nostalgia by creating an
environment reminiscent of the tactile quality of space that defined ETV ’ s roots .
The materials palette therefore , included off-shutter concrete , Table Mountain Granite stonework , facebrick , steel , glass and aluminium fenestration and a lightweight roof clad in Rheinzink . Each material was carefully chosen for its relevance , locale and character in the overall composition .
As an added challenge , the brief was extended to meet the criteria for a 4-star rated building as defined by the Green Building Council of South Africa . Materials and technologies had to conform to these standards . The overall composition is a well-defined hierarchical stacking of layers vertically , with each layer clearly expressing the accommodation structure within the building .
Internally , the theme of nostalgia and reminiscence of ETV industrial origins is continued , though more subtly , in the expressions of painted bagged brick , raw concrete ceilings and exposed servicing where possible . A blend of sophisticated , sleek materials with the robust , industrial components , make an interesting bridge between the humble , rooted beginnings and the anticipated hi-tech future of the station .
Massing Phase 1 at Roeland Park is a 32,000m 2 ( GCA ) building that includes 4No . Basement parking levels - ( 15,000m 2 ) and 7No . above-ground accommodation levels ( 17,000m 2 ).
Broadly defined , the base of the building , as it meets the surrounding streets , is clad in the rich , dark layers of Table Mountain stone . The bulk of
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