ground-floor reception area , open-plan restaurant and bar , meeting rooms , bathrooms , roof terrace with pool , as well as the required back-of-house spaces . Furthermore , the building was required to enhance the area and relate to the surrounding buildings within the precinct .
Additionally , the new Radisson RED in Oxford Parks needed to create a dialogue with the design of the first Radisson RED hotel located in the Silo District at the V & A Waterfront . Working closely with interior designers Source IBA , dhk was required to take on board the Radisson RED ’ s brand identity and ensure that the spirit and ethos of the brand was reflected throughout the new building .
Design Concept In response to the brief , dhk proposed a spatially efficient seven storey building that maximised all areas to include 222 rooms and the other required facilities . While following typical hotel design standards and utilising low-maintenance materials such as plasterboard and brickwork , the hotel needed to be architecturally relevant to attract discerning guests and travellers .
The contemporary building includes two distinct façades . The east and western ends of the building feature glass curtain walls with offset vertical aluminium cladding , providing a distinctly modern appearance . Meanwhile the northern façade , which stretches along Rosebank Road , features an attractive yet practical face-brick finish . In an attempt to conceal what is a necessary but often ugly element of a face brick façade , namely movement joints , dhk opted for a stack bond in lieu of the traditional stretcher bond , as this creates a series of vertical mortar joints up the building that seamlessly incorporates the movement joints into the vertical pattern . The result is a clean , seamless brickwork façade that can effortlessly take on board the punched framed windows .
The entire ground floor of the building has been fitted out with glazed frontage and the high ceilings are supported with robust concrete columns . The main entrance on the prominent corner site opens
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