African Design Magazine ADM #38 March 2018 | Page 10

KNIGHTSBRIDGE
LEVERAGING BIOPHILIC
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Knightsbridge Manor redevelopment successfully explores
the marriage of nature and the built environment
Biophilic design principles, which explore the amalgamation
of nature with the built environment, form the crux of the
design brief for the Knightsbridge Manor redevelopment
project. Situated in Bryanston within a green park that
houses a large number of fully grown trees, the office complex
previously comprised a number of two-storey office buildings.
The phased redevelopment project called for a substantial
increase in the gross lettable area (GLA) from approximately
10 000 m² to approximately 30 000 m² over seven buildings.
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