African Design Magazine July 2017 | Page 12

African project Marriott Hotel Crystal Towers – South Africa is of two towers sharing an integrated, dynamic and permeable base of public activity, with a cantilevered suspended pool box in between. The focus of this base is an internal pedestrian street, conceived encourage a social hub of activity, comprising restaurants coffee shop, hotel reception and bars. The concept of the two towers allows the function to be clearly expressed. The hotel tower is fully double glazed with a curtain wall façade, backlit with LED lighting to reflect a slick contemporary experience while maximising the dramatic elevated views of Table Mountain and Table Bay. The residences have a more sculpted facade that steps in and out to form weather protected balconies. These two facade treatments are controlled and contained within two equally sized projecting aluminium Click here to read more