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A perfect fit to the precinct .
Atterbury
Atterbury Properties , located in its own Pretoria precinct development on the corner of Pinaster Avenue and 18th Street called The Club , now has its HQ , Club Two , right next to the development – a perfect fit .
“ Embracing the advantages of consolidation for our own business is a ‘ nobrainer ’ for Atterbury ,” says Louis van der Watt , CEO of Atterbury Properties .
In 2015 , Atterbury appointed Hofman Architects to design a space that would accommodate a gym as well as office space . The five office floors of Club One are leased to the University of South Africa , with popular retail areas such as Hogshead Craft Beer and Hudsons : The Burger Joint occupying the ground floor section . Measuring 5 200m 2 Die Klubhuis ( Club Two ) houses a modern and high-tech 3 300m 2 Planet Fitness Megaclub , as well as A-grade offices that includes Atterbury ’ s new HQ . Tony Hofman , director at Hofman Architects , says that careful thought and planning went into designing the look and feel of Club Two .
“ We designed a portal frame roof structure with curved sections that is divided by box gutters . There are five sections of the building and the roof indents inwards and outwards to add depth and shading to the eastern façade , which is the main entrance façade , of the building ,” says Hofman .
The steel portal frames are divided by concrete box cutters located on different levels . “ They step in and out from the elevation creating deep shaded areas over the east façade and the entrance to the building ,” says Atterbury ’ s head of marketing and brand management , Zahn Hulme .
Selecting the steel
“ We specified Klip-Tite cladding so there won ’ t be any joints over the length of sheets . The bullnose was configured on site and the whole steel portal was installed as a single unit on site . The cladding as well as the striking roof enabled us to meet the aesthetic goal of creating a modern and industrial look and feel ,” Hofman explains . The roof sheeting was also used with Starlite flexible glass wool insulation over a black sonic liner sheet , on top of a timber slatted ceiling in the offices . “ We used
80mm lambdaboard between the purlins , painted black in the gym areas . For the offices and gym , electrical and mechanical services are exposed suspended below the ceiling ,” says Hulme .
Atterbury selected the Kliptite roof sheeting because the concealed fixing does not penetrate the roof sheeting and the sheets are rolled on site in a continuous sheet without joints along the entire length of the roof .
“ The lambdaboard was selected for the gym as it has good insulation properties . This provided a finished ceiling without additional products . The boards are painted black because we do not want the ceiling above the services to be visible ,” says Hulme .
The interior design and décor of the building fits seamlessly with the exterior . On the first floor , there is a steel H-profile column that supports the steel portal frame of the roof . The elevator of the building is also a unique addition to Club 2 as it is an open lift that is created with steel columns and steel mesh . “ The reason for this is to make it look like it ’ s part of the structure ,” says Hofman .
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