Sable Park - Civils

Construction of civils, services and associated infrastructure for Sable Park at Century City, Cape Town, in the Western Cape. Sable Park is a new commercial development consisting of 16 300m2 of premium grade offices on a prime gateway site to the south of Century City’s Bridgeways Precinct. The development comprises two four-storey buildings of 8000m2 and 8300m2 respectively with two levels of underground parking. The buildings are each split into two wings with a central core and full height atrium bringing light into the centre of the expansive floor plates. Each building is set on a green podium with sunken amphitheatre creating an active public space, with shared basement parking below. The buildings actively engage with both Sable Road and Bridgeways. The twin buildings are designed as a series of shifting volumes along the linear site. The ground floor façade is set back, so that the three office levels above appear to float. Two office levels are enclosed in a vertically articulated façade with recessed glazing creating a delicate veil that serves as passive solar control. Within this layered envelope, protected walkways and terraces have been created to the north and south, capitalizing on the differing views and seasonal changes. A further office floor takes the form of a fully glazed crystalline white box that floats on a shifted axis. This building form is reversed on each wing of each building creating dynamic arrangement along the length of the site.