THIRD FLOOR
THE BUILDING BEFORE REDEVELOPMENT
FIRST FLOOR pitched roofing , closing in all but one of the indentations in the façade , cladding with a curtain wall concept and introducing a new roof concealed behind the new façade . All existing concrete structural elements remained , the addition of new Bondek slab in-fills allowed for the expansion of the building ’ s footprint . New steel framing structures allowed for the fixing of the curtain wall system as well as the aluminium cladding . The decision to enclose the existing indentations in the façade had the added benefit of increasing the lettable office area within the building , thus creating more usable office plates . The total GLA was increased to 13,400m 2 which includes the existing retail tenants that remained , and the new corporate tenant area .
The modulated curtain wall system includes areas of double glazing and single glazing . The double glazing portions of glass are featured on the prominent façades of the building , on which a random arrangement of vertical , aluminium fins have been applied to achieve a texture to the elevations defined with aluminium clad surrounds . The balance of the façades have a single glazing curtain wall system to create a smooth and sleek look . Furthermore , the façade is articulated with full height aluminium panels as well as plastered and painted brickwork .
The subtle application of the black colour has been achieved by way of using a lighter shade of the double glazing to the main elevations and black single glazing to the secondary elevations giving the illusion of shadow . This is complemented by a satin sheen to the aluminium cladding and a textured black to the plastered brick walls . The
GROUND FLOOR
BASEMENT 1C
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