African project
Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence – South Africa
chitectural, construction and design experts is ensuring that Cape Town’s eagerly
Hotel and Residence Cape Town is well on track to opening its splendid doors
rtesy Machete: www.machete.co.za
Safmarine House, the award-winning former office building in the heart of the city is easily
amed and polished granite exterior. Now, its upper floors are being transformed by developer,
owner, Stonehill Property Fund into Cape Town’s highest (and one of the most luxurious) residential
nehill has also commissioned the development of the lower 11 floors and ground floor into a five star
operated by Carlson Rezidor as their flagship Radisson Blu hotel.
1 are being reconstructed into the Radisson Blu hotel and floors 12-23 will house 167 sectional
edroom (40-88m²) apartments. This includes eight sensational penthouses up to 290m². Originally
on to build the iconic glass, granite and concrete modern high-rise, the current investment will total
ure is responsible for the design of the hotel interiors, and are busy with the construction
est rooms, passages and public areas.
s-Rogers, the design architect for the building then at Louis Karol
ned for the building in the 1990’s, says key references lie in the Art Deco
ar Mutual Heights on Darling Street and other urban features of central
he array of city cultures, its harbour and marine environment, its stone
ase on life
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