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PRO J EC T #2 78 CO RLETT D RIVE
Net zero
As one of the first projects in Africa to be certified Net Zero, 78 Corlett Drive in Johannesburg, designed by Daffonchio & Associates Architects, is leading the local green building sector into a new phase of evolution.
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8 Corlett Drive is an innovative new office development located on a brownfields site in the heart of Melrose North, Johannesburg. The project is leading the local green building sector into a new phase of evolution by achieving a Net Zero Carbon Level 1 Certification as well as a World Leadership 6-Star Green Star Office v1.1 Design Certification. These accolades have led 78 Corlett Drive to be awarded the Highest Rated Building Award for 2018, presented by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). The GBCSA Net Zero Certification awards projects go beyond the
partial reductions recognised in the current GBCSA tools and have taken the initiative to reach the endpoint of completely neutralising their environmental impact. The building’s design incorporates strong minimalist geometries with a simplified rectilinear floor plate, elevated on columns to provide sheltered tenant parking. The building gently interfaces with the ground plane through a glassfronted lobby, housing the reception concierge and main circulation core. Elevated above it is an array of fixed modular shading louvres, acting as both a dynamic façade treatment and a highly efficient
passive shading system. This was achieved through an interconnected process with lighting and façade specialists, as well as advanced modelling software. The result is an iconic street presence that protects the building’s occupants from the harsh summer sun while ensuring the modular aluminium-clad construction method created almost zero material wastage. Sliding shutters along the adjacent façades creates an ever-changing aesthetic, affording occupants the ability to adjust the amount of natural light, heat and glare that can enter their space. Continued next page
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78 Corlett will accommodate a mixture of vibrant open co-working spaces and cellular offices, interspersed with social and formal meeting spaces organised around a central coffee bar located in the triplevolume daylit atrium.
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