land north of Strand Street), east of the existing
CTICC building. It was used as a graveled on-
grade parking lot. The site is positioned next to
the elevated freeways to the North, the Heeren-
gracht to the West (one of Cape Town’s most
significant roads lying on the axis of the Company’s
Gardens), Salazar Square to the South and the new
Christiaan Barnard Netcare Hospital to the East.
The building responds to each of these urban
features in different ways.
CTICC 2
The area beneath the highways is desig-
nated as the marshalling yard and as such the
building has only service access from this side.
The upper hall on this side has a generous
balcony offering views over the highway to the
harbour beyond.
Along the Heerengracht, the building is entirely
glazed, providing the main concourse with a clear
visual connection to the road. A high level canopy
over this façade provides an urban square which
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