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The original site included an existing basement four to five levels deep and foundations which, rather than being excavated, became the footing of the Leonardo. The massive transfer columns necessary to shift the grid have become a feature of the architecture, exposed at the interlinking levels, expressing the structure of the building at key points, and celebrating its design and materials with honesty and integrity. The fins at the top of the building, forming its crown, are an expression of the structural force running through the building. The spines running up the centre of the north and south elevations also express the geometry of the columns and define the balconies. On the seventh level, the “heel columns” are expressed – another instance of the way in which the synergy between structure and architecture can be read in the design. The architectural aesthetic of the building complements developers Legacy and Nedbank CIB’s branding and the architectural styles associated with other buildings in their portfolios in the area, such as the Michelangelo and Nedbank’s Sandton headquarters. The architects describe the form of the building as “the consequence of a very functional set of requirements resolved in a contemporary classical manner”.
Perforated aluminium screens clad the podium-level parking, creating a dynamic, permeable façade. Here, the structural elements of the design are honestly expressed in the concrete columns.
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