Progetto Project
Anthony Orelowitz, Vivien Yun, Amir Livneh - Paragon Architects
Committente Client
Alexander Forbes
SISTEMA AMBIENTALE SPATIAL SYSTEM
Contesto insediativo Settlement context Urbano Urban
Destinazione Intended use Centro direzionale Office centre
SISTEMA TECNOLOGICO TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM
Categoria dell’intervento Category of intervention Nuova costruzione New construction
Tecnica costruttiva Construction technique Industrializzata Industrialised
Applicazione Application
Ambienti Settings
Pavimentazione interna e in parte esterna Internal flooring and part of the external paving
Aree pubbliche pedonali, ingressi, atrii, mensa e bar, passerelle di collegamento in quota, aree pausa e relax, scala a chiocciola Public pedestrian areas, entrances, atria, canteen and bar, elevated connection walkways, break and relaxation areas, spiral staircase.
Tipologia di posa Type of installation
A tutta superfice con lastre sfalsate e inserti con finitura levigata a contrasto Throughout the surface with staggered tiles and inserts with contrasting polished finish
Materiali ceramici Ceramic materials Granitogres
Pietre Rare, Monviso, 60x120 e 10x120 cm; Unicolore, Bianco assoluto, 10x120 cm
Superfici Surfaces
13.000 mq; bocciardato R12 A+B+C, naturale R9, levigato
Distributore Distributor Kenzan
“THE CHOICE OF THE CERAMIC MATERIAL TO USE WAS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS. OUR CLIENT IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF FINANCIAL SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA, CERTAINLY ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY BUT ALSO DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY. WE WERE SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A TILE THAT COULD EXPRESS BOTH THIS NATURAL ELEMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS. THIS CASALGRANDE PADANA PRODUCT DOES THAT BRILLIANTLY SO IT WAS ONLY NATURAL TO CHOOSE IT”. Paragon Architects
The new building on 115 West Street in Johannesburg is the new headquarters of, Alexander Forbes, a South African financial services company. The complex stems from the company’s need to strengthen the group’s organisational structures and improve the use of the work space for about 2500 employees. All this involved the need to modernise the activities and update the services with state-of-the-art techniques, offering great flexibility and the utmost safety at the same time.
When designing this new building, Anthony Orelowitz, Vivien Yun, and Amir Livneh, from Paragon Architects studio, drew the concept from the difficult north-west orientation of the area involved in the intervention (remembering the southern hemisphere location) and the need to comply with the new energy laws in South Africa. The building consists of two parallel blocks connected by a full-height hall. The office centre features south and north-oriented frontages with continuous façades and high thermal performance glazing protected by a brise soleil system. The east and west elevations are characterised by scalloped profiled zinc sheeting. This material oxidises over time acquiring a blue-grey colour. Internally, the two blocks overlook the central volume from where the various levels can be accessed. The entrance atria on the ground floor create a green area, whereas elevated walkways hanging from the roof structure by means of steel tie-rods connect the various offices. Twelve giant 8.4 m cones, which float above the central space like giant clouds protruding from the roof, provide natural light inside the building. In this important connection place, the ceramic floor expands consistently with the dynamic drawings of the walkways, false ceilings, lights, installations and green areas, providing order to the environment. The monochrome and matt finish of the porcelain stoneware plays down the shine and transparency of the glazed walls. This project essentially consists of an office building, which also includes a wide range of facilities for the staff members, such as a nursery, a gym, a six-level car park, a smoking room (which required a separate ventilation system in compliance with the standards in force), a Muslim and multi-faith prayer room, a beauty salon, a health studio with physiotherapist, a 200-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art audio- visual meeting rooms, a multi-purpose room, staff-training halls, a kitchen, a canteen, a café, a bar, and a cellar. The work environments include large relaxation areas that stand out for their accurate chromatic design. The outdoor areas are planted with native low-water trees. The building has been accredited with a 4 Star Green Star Design V1 rating, due to its high energy efficiency. In fact, the building is provided with a passive heating system, fan coil cooling systems, and waste water recycling systems for watering the plants and cleaning the bathrooms.
13,000 sq.m; bocciardata R12 A+B+C, matt R9, polished
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