GIfA CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO THE FIRST TOUR OF THE 2022 COLOSSEUM AWARD WINNERS – THE BMW BUILDING, MIDRAND

ABOUT BMW

Light, lines and simplicity   define the outcome of the BMW (South Africa) Pty Ltd. Head Office   refurbishment. Originally designed by Hans Hallen, this architecturally   iconic building has been modernised to reflect BMW’s corporate identity   (defined in the NEUE ARBEITSWELTEN – new working environment), and to embrace   South African energy efficiency and sustainability principles to achieve a   Green Building Council Built 5 Star rating. Minimum intervention to the outer   façade of this circular building ensured retaining its elegant, modern, dark   brick appeal only seen from the adjacent highway. In stark contrast, the   inner façade was stripped and extended into the newly landscaped courtyard   with increased comfort in the internal spaces through greater visual   connection to the courtyard, efficiency of the circulation space and   transmission of natural light via a fully glazed façade. The transparency of   this facade and the seamless indoor-outdoor flow was made possible by the   dynamic use…