Lighting in Design February-March 2018

ideal for office buildings as they are predominantly in use during the day when electricity generation is taking place, thereby removing the necessity of installing a costly battery and inverter system within the building. The building is laid out over three levels; a ground floor housing the reception, a boardroom, a meeting pod, an open plan sales office, covered parking and a garage; amezzanine floor housing a staff loungewith kitchen, executive offices and an indoor planted area (to incorporate greenery into the building interior); and a first floor housing the administration offices. “As the building has an industrial feel, all the internal light fittings are elegant but at the same time quite tectonic,” Rassmann explained. “This project was about creating something low maintenance which looked great and operated on a sustainable level,” concluded Rassmann. “We used forthright sustainable technology to get the building to perform the way we wanted it to, things that should come naturally as common sense and which should be integrated into the design of all buildings.” The project received a Gauteng Institute for Architecture (GIFA) Award of Commendation in 2017.

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