1 Thibault Square, Office building in City Bowl, Cape Town, South Africa
The 1 Thibault Square tower reaches 126 meters high with 32 floors arranged in a modern design. Its clean facade and scale make it one of the defining structures in this central business district.
Construction of 1 Thibault Square began in 1969 and was completed in 1972, originally as the BP Centre. It was later known as the LG Building. In 2006 it was sold with two other Cape Town office buildings for R300 million, then the city's largest Grade A commercial property. In 2008 the South African Institute of Architects named it one of the country's "good buildings".
The square is named after Thibault, but the sources do not identify him as a composer. At its base stands John Skotness's steel-and-bronze sculpture Mythological Landscape, and the piazza is a public space used by office workers and city visitors.
The building sits at the corner of Riebeek and Long Street in the city center and is easy to reach by public transport. Multiple elevators inside make moving between floors convenient for all visitors and workers.
The structure incorporates a subtle diagonal turn in its design that helps reduce sun exposure on its walls. This geometric feature is hardly noticeable from street level but significantly improves how the building handles heat.
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