{"id":270629,"date":"2018-09-10T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=270629"},"modified":"2018-09-11T08:50:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T06:50:04","slug":"a-look-at-capitecs-new-head-office-in-stellenbosch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/banking\/270629\/a-look-at-capitecs-new-head-office-in-stellenbosch\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at Capitec’s new head office in Stellenbosch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Capitec Bank has unveiled the design of its new head office in Technopark in Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n

The business currently operates from multiple buildings in scattered locations in the same business park and has therefore decided to consolidate its offices into one building, it said in a statement on Monday (10 September).<\/p>\n

It added that the office will be custom-designed and owned by the company \u2013 thus increasing operational efficiencies.<\/p>\n

Leading South African architecture studio, dhk, designed the building whilst taking into account Capitec’s current occupancy and planned growth.<\/p>\n

The new building will be situated on two vacant and adjacent plots of land on the North-West edge of Technopark and will accommodate up to 21,500 sqm of space.<\/p>\n

A number of key concepts have been considered, namely, the identity of the brand, internal flow and green initiatives \u2013 such as water saving, energy saving and air quality.<\/p>\n

The architects designed a single three-storey building with a wide open-plan floor plate that \u2018loops\u2019 around a central triple-volume atrium. The loop adopts a fluid curvilinear form that shifts along its length, capitalising on the property\u2019s 360-degree views.<\/p>\n

The floor plates are connected across the atrium by a series of feature bridges and staircases to promote interactivity between departments. The fa\u00e7ade of the building was developed to accentuate the linear looped form with a simple ribbon of fenestration that responds to the ever-changing orientation of the building.<\/p>\n

In addition to workstations, the office will include a central canteen, coffee stations and a Capitec Bank branch.<\/p>\n

A parking area has also been designed which will be housed in a separate structure.<\/p>\n

“Capitec encouraged input from the architects and interior designers to incorporate the latest workplace trends.<\/p>\n

“To future-proof the design of the building, a flexible and agile approach was taken. The flow within the building supports a high degree of interaction and collaboration between business units and the executives,” said director at dhk and lead architect on the project Peter Stokes.<\/p>\n

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Read: Capitec sees earnings above 18% amid strong customer growth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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