Nyaradzo Life Assurance Company also known by their payoff-line “SAHWIRA MUKURU”, has done it again. This time by building a new state of the art building situated on Stand number 17586 Zengeza T/S, Chitungwiza along Batanai Road. The motivation behind this project, from the client’s perspective is to reach out to as close as possible to its products and services clientele, as is also lauded by their war-cry, “WE LISTEN, UNDERSTAND and PROVIDE SOLUTIONS”.
The company is experiencing an exponential and rapid growth. The new kid on the block is home to variety of services including but not limited to funeral assurance and services, insurance broking, Consultants Agents Offices, Score pack shop, mortuary services, Chapels and banking facilities, all under one roof. The facility is very well equipped with spacious, ample and secure parking for the convenience of both Clients and Staff.
Our design goal focused on creating a design that is environmentally and user friendly, warm, inviting and approachable for families while at the same time making it efficient. The Building has two floors with open floor plan which is a key in today’s modern design technologies. Multi-purpose open floor plan makes the space within the building both inviting for bereaving families and efficient for the users. When at the facility, one can easily forget their purpose of being there of mourning a departed someone, and so comforting starts right here. To those who can remember the site as a virgin land, it was very wetland being used as illegal sugarcane and “madhumbe” farmland. A lot of design thoughts were put into consideration to drain away ground and surface water and co-exist with the ecosystem, which made the area impassable.
Natural light was an important part of this design concept to facilitate openness between the building and the environment it is set within. We kept energy costs and the need for artificial lighting at reduced levels by implementing an effective combination of natural light, inclusion of plants and solar shield glass to filter solar heat. The rooms have expanses of glazing to open up them to the outdoors and ensure the sufficient daylight, while plants ensures fresh and cool air for the indoor climate. The correct colors selected were also a key in creating this sense of warmth, calm and peace environment.
In conclusion we can only say, the designs were done according to the concepts of Sustainable Architecture. This is a theory, style and science of buildings designed in accordance with environmentally friendly principles.