DELOITTE @ THE RIDGE
DELOITTE @ THE RIDGE
CORPORATE OFFICE
The Cape Town corporate headquarters for global professional services and consulting firm Deloitte is housed in the flagship 6-Star Green Star rated building in the Portswood District at the V&A Waterfront. The base build required unique interior design solutions while incorporating the company’s corporate identity, culture and brand experience. Movement was a fundamental driver of the interior design. The ground floor was conceptualised as a central thoroughfare running through the light-filled atrium, with a combination of work- and leisure spaces strategically located to activate the corridor edge and encourage interaction, engagement and collaboration. Social relaxation areas are positioned in the vertical circulation core to enable employees to connect between floors. The Thermally Activated Building System (TABS), which provides passive cooling for the building, required soffits and services to remain exposed. These features inspired an elegant industrial aesthetic that includes exposed concrete, brick, timber and glass combined with Deloitte’s distinctive colours and branding. Suspended acoustic and mesh steel ceiling panels allow cooled air to disperse while managing acoustic comfort and human scale. The sustainable features have been celebrated throughout with shapes, graphics and materials, enabling the building’s occupants to occupy it comfortably and effectively.
Location: V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Size: 9,400 m2
Completed: 2021
Sector: Commercial Office