irrigation and low maintenance while increasing the biodiversity of both fauna and flora .
Design Concept The brief for the buildings was to develop design resolutions that would allow sub-divisibility during the life-cycle of the buildings to ensure resource conservation by maximising use and future usage . The design is minimalistic while being conscious of the passive design principles in terms of solar exposure , orientation , and daylighting as well as resource efficient active design strategies . Roof gardens allow the user access to great views and a social interaction space .
The Central Park Facility housing the restaurant and conference facility is seen as the heart of the project . Ensuring the successful integration into the sloped landscaping and having the roof of the Central Park building as the fifth elevation was paramount to the design consideration . The landscaping is again tiered to allow users different environments depending on their requirements , while water-features will create a backdrop of white noise within the relaxed atmosphere . The roof of the Central Park Building will be planted with endemic low maintenance grasses to ensure that the surrounding buildings look onto a landscaped area rather than a concrete roof .
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