PROJECT FEATURE
NO 6 SILO
NO 6 SILO
V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
OWNER & DEVELOPER
The V&A Waterfront
PROJECT MANAGERS
Mace Management Services
QUANTITY SURVEYORS
MLC Quantity Surveyors
ARCHITECTS
Luyanda Mpahlwa DesignSpaceAfrica
Peerutin
INTERIOR DESIGN ARCHITECTS
GRAVEN (Dublin)
Source (Cape Town)
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Arup (No 6 Silo),
Sutherland (Basement Car Park)
FAÇADE ENGINEER
Arup (No 6 Silo)
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
Sutherland (No 6 Silo)
Solution Station (Basement Car Park)
Arup (Basement Car Park)
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT
SRL
T
he V&A Waterfront approached DesignSpaceAfrica in 2014 with a brief to develop
a new mid-range hotel on the site known as No 6 Silo, situated in the Silo District.
Luyanda Mpahlwa DesignSpaceAfrica were appointed as architects in association
with Peerutin Architects.
The new Zeitz MOCAA Museum in the centre of the District, was envisaged as
becoming “a new architectural icon for the exhibition and preservation of contemporary
Art from Africa”. This museum has become a key design informant for the rest of the
District and all buildings around were expected to take design cues from this building.
The Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group was awarded the operational rights for a Radisson
RED Hotel with 252 rooms over six floors. The brief for the building had to incorporate
the requirements of the operators. At that stage, there was no precedent for the Radisson
RED since RED was the Rezidor Group’s new brand. The design brief was based on the
concept design developed by GRAVEN.
In terms of the realisation of the brief, the design team, working closely with GRAVEN,
had to present the design concepts to the V&A Waterfront design review panel, to
ensure that the design concept complied with the intended design guidelines and the
aesthetic considerations for the Silo District.
The Silo District: Historic Context
After receiving the brief, the history of the Silo District was researched in order for
the architects to better understand the design imperatives. The concept for No 6 Silo
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONSULTANTS
Arup
WET SERVICES
Sutherland
INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONING
AGENT
Matrix Consulting Services
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Planning Partners
MAIN CONTRACTOR
NMC (No 6 Silo) & WBHO (Basement Car Park)
PHOTOGRAPHY
Wianelle Briers
The design captures the character
of the Radisson RED brand, which is
represented by a contemporary
aesthetic which is youthful and
combines art, music and fashion
with an African flavour
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