elements . Both the shape and colouration of these precedents can be found in the roof-scapes and entrances . Promptly dubbed the ‘ armadillo ’, the central feature of the external façade - and covering the internal food court and entertainment zones - is the strata and layer shaped central roof-scape . Porous , both visually and physically from the external parking deck , this area spills out onto a public square and garden area . The landscaping here will hark back to the primordial
forest whilst the rest around the centre will be more in keeping with the current Highveld landscape . Within the public square will be an interactive , public sculpture . The theme of this object is a mother and child , in keeping with the evolutionary theme and also incorporating the layering theme . With regard to the planning of the centre , it rigidly adheres to proven retail flows and layouts . To that end the two main retail plates are anchored in terms of flows and serviced by
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