South Africa 2005: Utopia. Nowhere. Close.

BP Southern Africa Headquarters
Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa - Krugerroos Architects & Urban Designers

The new BP Head Office for Southern Africa in Cape Town is remarkable for the way in which it breaks the mould of decision making processes normally applied to such buildings. Corporate architecture in South Africa is conditioned entirely by the hunger for maximum financial returns over short periods in a high interest rate environment. Operational costs are passed on to tenants, and there is no real incentive and no legislative support for developers who would wish to address the question of the environmental cost of buildings. This building presents a best practice alternative in the South African context.

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