African watering hole concept , with columns placed like reeds , views of the various aspects of the building and interior bulkheads which evoke images of lily pads .
Despite its enormous scale , the building is experienced as a warm , personal and intimate space . Every design decision was taken from a functional perspective and was determined always from the perspective of the person who would be experiencing or working in the space .
White sound , up lighters and high quality carpets characterise the basic shell of the offices , which are penetrated by filtered natural light via the multitude of atria located throughout . No workstation is further than 15m from such a light source and almost every workstation benefits from a view to the outside world from their seat .
Environmental Commitment & Sustainability The site was previously a wasteland that had been used as an illegal dump and on which squatters
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