56 PROJECT REPORT: RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS
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clothing brand however to house the flagship store, with the tenant carrying out the interior fit out. To add to the retail space, there are office spaces on level five, as well as the basement garage and storage area on the lower ground floor.
Throughout the interiors, long sight-lines extend through and beyond the building, the expansive glazing flooding the retail and office spaces with light. “Due to the fact that it is a ‘solitaire’ building, and the extremely flexible design concept,” says Yvonne, “we’ve been able to integrate windows on all four sides wherever necessary, allowing sufficient natural daylight into the building as and when required.”
By using specialised glass, the building’s glazing enables this abundance of natural light without causing glare, as well as offering heat resistant properties to control solar gain and help reduce energy requirements in terms of cooling. Alongside this, the interiors make extensive use of LED lighting to supplement the natural light.
Structural complexity
The entirety of this complex building was first designed in BIM by the architects, with
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the other contractors then able to make use of their model, as Yvonne says, “simplifying the process, preventing clashes, and saving a lot of time on the development.” “The curved and slanting facade was a particular challenge here,” she continues, “if it wasn’t for our BIM capabilities, it might not have been possible.”
Part of this complexity was the need to make every panel individually, and ensure it took its correct place in the overall pattern. To achieve this, each panel was numbered and allocated a position on the facade, which she says was “a very complicated process.” The finished facade was constructed using
KME’s TECU brass (pre-burnished and lacquered) metal panels, and Thermoplus S1 (optiwhite) glass from German manufacturer Risse Glass across the main building, as well as Delodur (optiwhite) 8 mm across the glass entrance lobby to the store. This is built on top of the 8.10 m x 10.60 m structural grid found the basement; it’s 10.60 m x 10.60 m for the floors above ground level. This glazed mullion-transom facade is ventilated from the rear, utilising mineral wool insulation, and clad with an underlying membrane. The facade itself consists of a
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