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levels of interconnected basement
parking and four storeys above ground.
Each building has two wings with a central
core and a quadruple volume atrium
which effectively floods the area with
light. backbone and glass
and aluminium
façade cladding.
A massive offset
concrete cube in
each building serves
as the bathroom
and services area and faces Sable Road,
creating a sound buffer for the atrium.
The design and execution of this concrete
cube was rather challenging but we
successfully produced a facet that is both
functional and attractive,” says Abosi.
“The buildings are complex in articulation
yet simple in form, comprising a concrete He points out that one cannot clearly
identify conventional windows due to
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