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PROJECT

Plant material along the main walkways, with green pockets strategically placed so as not to interfere with Stylish benches and litter bins, supplied by Badec Bros Deco,
access routes. They create a rhythm of green hedges along the main pedestrian routes are branded to emphasise the centre’s corporate identity

texture variation with their leaves. Mixed unfortunately the levels and alignments Various options were considered, such as
plant species were used in the islands, such of the parking bays had to change a three-dimensional miner’s hat, tapping
as Hemerocallis fulva paired with Tulbachia to accommodate the new scheme. into the area’s mining history. Together
violacea to create a ‘bouquet of colours’, Approximately 100 trees were relocated with the architect, they eventually decided
according to Changuion. Dietes bicolour to a temporary on-site nursery and to work with the corporate identity logo of
was interplanted with Kniphofia praecox to reintroduced into the main boulevard, the centre, creating a three-dimensional
add height towards the perimeter edges, larger islands and traffic circles. sculpture feature that doubles up as a
and Mesembryanthemum cordifolium and jungle gym. It is positioned as a focal point
Plectranthusneochilus were used as hardy, Art piece provides identity on entering the centre, and sits within the
indigenous groundcovers. Changuion says that one of the design outdoor restaurant seating area. The feature
The existing parking area of the old challenges was to create an art piece that is constructed of laser cut steel with rhino
centre had beautiful, mature trees but could give a sense of identity to the centre. wood cladding. The form of the structure in

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