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LANDSCAPING FEATURE

The pool deck on the top floor, with panoramic views in the distance

TRILOGY BUILDING ROOFTOP

GARDEN

Text and photos by
Fever trees along the main pedestrian Christa Otto
walkway that is wide enough for seating
and walking
As always, location plays a major role in the quality of any
urban development or park. This is especially so when
the project forms part of a mini green city surrounded
by green-star rated retail and corporate buildings. The
Trilogy building rooftop park, forming part of Pretoria’s
Menlyn Maine precinct, is wrapped within 16 storey high-
rise buildings, and the challenge to integrate it within the
precinct was successfully met by the team involved in its
design and construction.

hese high-end studio apartments and amenity space for residents and hotel
and penthouses do not only have guests - with meandering paths, water
Texpansive city views, but also encase features and soft visual screening for the
an iconic oasis that runs throughout units that open up onto the park.
the project. The design orientation
covers all aspects - from interior design Fitting into the bigger picture of a
to architecture, landscaping and urban green mini-city
design.
The Trilogy building forms part of the
The same philosophy of ‘design orientated green precinct around Menlyn Maine,
craftmanship’ was part of Landmark where all the buildings were awarded four
Studio’s brief, namely the creation of a green stars by the Green Building Council
green sanctuary to not only enhance the of South Africa. These include the Sage
already beautiful view from the 16 floors, building, Regus, Nedbank and Menlyn
but also to serve as an urban rooftop park

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