trade : caribbean shade

• Location : Paarden Island,Cape Town
• Year : 2008
• Client : Region Trails Investments
• Contractor : N/A
• Project Cost : R 2 000 000 (est)

This building was designed as part of a package to update both the corporate branding and architecture for a successful exterior furnishing company. The essential aim of the design was to create an eye catching "billboard" façade to display the company's products in a way that is both contemporary and natural. This has been achieved using the combination of materials such as concrete, large glass volumes and a gum pole sun-screen element. In addition to focusing on the external architecture, the brief also included transforming the internal display areas to improve the marketability of the products.