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PROJECT

The lawn area provides a soft green lung

Timber seating follows the hexagonal shapes of various hardscape elements, such as the paving pattern

From the point of view of hard constructed of stepping stones but the Group, assisted Planning Partners in the
landscaping, the existing square/piazza client requested an adjustment of levels design and construction of the water feature.
is a combination of exposed aggregate and this was incorporated into Planning Giliomee says that as his team had to
concrete and cobbles with in situ aggregate Partners’ re-design. work above the parking garage, the weight
concrete panels. Planning Partners kept to Also at the client’s request, the interactive of the water feature was key. “We could not
the hexagonal shape of the paving, carrying water feature was placed within the lawn go through the existing slab water proofing
this through into the new paving, planters area and contains upright, spouting and blinding, and the water feature had to
and timber seating. The hexagonal shapes fountains. The feature was designed to be built on top of the existing blinding.”
relate back to the original foundations of take the limited space into account and The feature itself, and the pumphouse,
the Silo Complex. Timber decking areas also is positioned close to the restaurants, were made as a prefab set and installed
create an interface between the hard and conveying a feeling of relaxation for people on site “like a puzzle”, including all the pipe
soft landscaped areas. dining nearby. Clive Gilliomee of Water in work, pumps, spouts and Corten elements.
Two connecting pathways were originally Motion, as a sub-contractor to Contours Once everything was in place, a simple

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