GROUND FLOOR PLAN
The H-shape also enables the office floors to be well lit from three to four sides , depending on the proximity to the atrium . External views are maximised throughout the office space , connecting the staff to their surrounds , and offering opportunities for visual breaks . At all times , the architectural focus is on creating positive good-quality productive working environments .
Façade Expression The building is currently the tallest in the area , comprising one basement , seven above ground parking levels , one retail floor , and seven office floors . The 15-storey height above ground adds to the building ’ s visibility and identity , from Oxford Road and the wider environment .
The external finishes of the building are composed of an energy efficient curtain wall construction on all the façades . This curtain wall is finished with a different performance glass , which responds to its aspect . To give the façade some depth , a frit was applied to the glass . A part of the north façade is brick and plaster with thermal and energy efficient double glazing strip windows . These strip windows wrap around the façades overlooking the east and west courtyards .
The base of the building - the parking structure - is a large element of the façade design . This mass was deconstructed to reduce its scale and made to blend with the street trees through the use of textured and smooth stone fragmented wall panels with a mix of grating and louvres in the openings to facilitate natural ventilation to the parkade .
INTERNAL ARTWORK : Transpiration I - Marco Cianfanelli Taking inspiration from the parallels between the complex organic structures of the tree and the neural network , Transpiration I , explores the cognitive process - from sensory perception , through process and , finally , to expression . The title itself points to the process by which water is transported through the tree , from root , through the trunk and is ultimately transpired through the leaves . But , at the root of the word is the term : ‘ transpire ’, which alludes to the ways in which things come to be known .
Bridging the expansive , vertical volumes of Rosebank Towers ’ three main atria , the sculpture echoes the organisational structure of the building . Each atrium has an individual spacial characteristic . From ground to upper-most atrium , the building experiences shifts in vertical spacial composition ranging from suspension , to tension and finally to compression . Each sculptural component works in conversation with it ’ s environment , exaggerating the open space in relationship to the structures that define it .
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