Eastgate Centre, Harare

The Eastgate Centre is a shopping and office center in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was planned so that it can be completely cooled by natural convection, and was probably the first office building in the world, which makes use of natural cooling opportunities in such a sophisticated way. It was opened in 1996 at the Rubert Mugabe Avenue and Second Street, and includes 5,600 m² of retail space, 26,000 m² of office space and 450 parking spaces. 1999 saw the short list for the most important architectural prize in the world, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

Has the cooling system completed in 2001 and also architecturally notable Portcullis House in London, the system of the Eastgate Centre as a model.