Wednesday 9 May 2012

Mandela Rhodes Place

So this is the thing that shows that there is something special inside: colourful columns.  With a lot of the buildings in Cape Town there is an amazing surprise when you get inside that you might not have expected.
There is an AMAZING atrium in the middle with bridges spanning across it  so that the users can experience this.
And here is the especially noteworthy part. A truely MASSIVE cantilever in the bottom left with  twelve storeys above it! And the flush glazing that transforms into handrails to make it seem as if the top bit of the building is flowing into the base.
Wonderful old building which forms the base of the installation,

This picture emphasises the contrast between old and new and shows how they compliment each other.

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