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SAMREC Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre
Category: Institutional
Client: SAMREC Trust
Year: 2009
In 2003 the South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre Trust embarked on a project to establish a state of the art rehabilitation centre for marine mammals. Ideally situated in the most ecologically sensitive area of Port Elizabeth, the building is a entry point to the city's most prominent nature reserve, Cape Recife.
Working very closely with the client in the pre-design phases paved the way for an intimate understanding of the functional requirements of the centre. The result is a functionally efficient, sustainable design with an iconic aesthetic which reflects the attitude of the facility's representative environmental groups towards the impact of development on the natural environment.
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