Radisson RED Rosebank
RADISSON RED Rosebank , Johannesburg
INVESTOR RDC Properties
OPERATOR Radisson RED
DEVELOPER Intaprop
PROJECT MANAGER Duncan Clark Project Management
ARCHITECT dhk Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Gro2 Consulting
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Pure Consulting
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS RWP Taemane
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Adaptive Resource Engineers
WET SERVICES Izazi Consulting Engineers
FIRE ENGINEERS WSP Africa
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS Solid Green Consulting
ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT Linspace
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS Comprac Holdings
ELECTRONIC SERVICES AND IT CONSULTANTS Ethnic Technologies
HOSPITALITY PROCUREMENT Procure
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Insite Landscape Architects
INTERIOR DESIGN Source IBA
MAIN CONTRACTOR Concor
PHOTOGRAPHY Tristan McLaren Courtesy of Radisson RED
Radisson Hotel Group , one of the world ’ s largest and most dynamic hotel groups , has opened its second Radisson RED in Africa . Designed by multidisciplinary design studio dhk Architects , the contemporary building contains 222 rooms , a grand reception area , restaurant and bar and a rooftop entertainment area . Located in Oxford Parks in Johannesburg , the new building is an exciting new urban destination for discerning travellers , art-lovers and trendy locals .
Site The Oxford Parks precinct in Johannesburg extends the vibrant , pedestrian environment of Rosebank along the Oxford Road corridor , linking it to the established retail and office node of Illovo . Oxford Parks is a new blossoming 300,000m 2 mixed-use town centre in the emerging multipolar structure that characterises the city . The Radisson RED hotel is located on a prominent Oxford Road corner within striking distance of the Gautrain station . It is situated on the southern edge of the Oxford Parks Precinct , stretching east to west from Oxford Road to Cradock Avenue and north to south from Rosebank Road to Bompas Road .
Brief The brief from the client was to design a substantial hotel building that was architecturally sophisticated yet functional . The intention was to optimise the building ’ s footprint and floorplates to provide 222 guest rooms along with facilities including an expansive
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