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28Dec11

offices for Buhrmann & Partners

Architect: Wasserfall Munting Architects

Location: Windhoek, Namibia

Key Facts: Located on a 1500 square meter site in a residential neighborhood, the project was part of the town plan to mix I low-density commercial uses into key neighborhoods without destroying the established residential qualities.  The original house was demolished but, by order of the client, the gardens had to remain and become integral to the new offices.  Simple and bold geometry highlight the features of this project most noticeable in the clear-spanning concrete beam that draws one through the building’s axis.  Cantilevered roof slabs allow for clearstory light and individual offices are located in glass cubes that protrude into the original gardens.  The massive, curved, red wall shields the south side of the building from hard southern sunlight which is carried through to the interior design in small doses.

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