35 Lower Long Building | dhk Architects
35 Lower Long Building
 35 Lower Long, an elegant 86-metre glass-clad office tower, has recently been completed which will invigorate Cape Town?s emerging financial and hospitality district. The building, developed by Abland Property Developers and designed by dhk Architects, is characterized by a singular sculpted massing which is transformed via dynamic glazed planes that extend seamlessly over the office and parking levels.
Photography by © Adam Letch
The two main corners of the building are chamfered towards the roofline and soar upwards, forming a striking wing-like effect ? resulting in a distinctive, non-orthogonal addition to Cape Town?s skyline.
The initial brief to remodel and extend the existing 1980s building were discarded due to impractical core design, the limitations of adding floors, the need to replace an outdated façade and challenges with long-term viability. The revised brief, by the co-owners Ellerine Bros and Abland, was to offer a more positive medium- to long-term viability, as well as to enhance Cape Town?s skyline with a decidedly taller, inspirational tower building. However, the challenge was to maximize the quality multi-tenant commercial space while accommodating core components such as lifts and stairs along with structured basement parking – all within a relatively small floor plate.
Photography by © Adam Letch
To maximize the floor plates, dhk proposed a simple singular orthogonal massing bar the articulation of the southeaster...
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