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Corner office 2 Pybus in the Sandton CBD, by GLH Architects, was designed as a space in which individual advocates’ chambers or offices can be grouped as a collective, drawing strength from unity with diversity. WORDS KATHLEEN WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY CAROL STEWART
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Pybus is located in the financial hub of the rapidly redeveloping CBD of Sandton, Johannesburg. The site occupies the corner of Pybus Street and Rivonia Road, and has significant presence along Rivonia Road close to the Sandton Drive intersection. The land is wellpositioned in terms of visibility within the neighbourhood, and vehicular and pedestrian access.
The architecture is articulated to draw visitors in and address the street corner. The strong L-form opens to the angled Pybus frontage, setting up an efficient and flexible modular building form on the north-western and southeastern boundaries, and presenting a welcoming face and generous garden to the northern Pybus edge. The glazed street level lobby ensures the building is not removed from its context. Continued next page
12 LEADINGARCHITECTURE & DESIGN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019
