LOCATION
Centurion, Gauteng
COMPLETION DATE
2010
CLIENT
Shoprite Checkers Properties
ARCHITECT
Steyn Le Roux Truter Architects
CATEGORIES
The Brief
Was to reduce the scale of the huge warehouses from the public roads.
The Concept
Was to create birms close to the boundary fence and plant trees and shrubs and groundcovers to soften the facade.
The Challenge
To determine were the birm and the trees should be planted, so that people driving along the road would see the trees, thus subdueing the scale of the building of the warehouse. Trees were chosen as not to attract to much attention but to provide a soft green natural feeling.
The Implementation
Topsoil and compost and fertilizers were paramount to the success of these plants growing. Groundcovers were planted underneath the trees to further soften the embankment of the birms.
Timing
1 year