Architect and Builder Offices Retrospective | Page 660

strength stems from unity with diversity . The architectural expression is contemporary yet sleek and timeless , and both internationally referential and locally grounded . The scheme responds to the site specifics of orientation and topography , knitting the new building into the supporting environment including the adjacent 90 Rivonia Road development by the same architects , and creating a generous and welcoming architectural form which contributes to and engages positively with its surrounds .
Building Description Construction of 2 Pybus commenced in early 2017 with the demolition of the existing smallscale building awkwardly positioned on the site . The new building , which boldly capitalises on the property shape , was largely completed at the end of 2018 , with some elements of tenant fit-outs continuing into 2019 . Rentable office area of approximately 11,000m ² is arranged over nine floors , along with support amenities including ground floor meeting suites , a coffee shop , entertainment areas and a beautiful north facing elevated garden and terrace , all above six floors of parking . In total the development is some 34,000m ² of construction .
Attention was paid to integrating 2 Pybus with the adjacent 90 Rivonia building , both in terms of visual connection through the use of similar approaches to the streetscape continuity of the podium materials and design even though the building footprints and aesthetics above are quite different ; as well as in setting the building levels to match each other and providing a tunnel connection between the buildings to enable the complex to be serviced and parked as a precinct .
2 Pybus has a striking presence on the Pybus / Rivonia intersection , where the architecture is articulated to draw visitors in and address the street corner , and equally to allow building users to quickly and easily access the street . The strong L-form opens to the angled Pybus frontage , setting
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