RADISSON HOTEL
RADISSON HOTEL OR Tambo International Airport
CLIENT Akani Properties
ARCHITECT , PRINCIPAL AGENT & PROJECT MANAGER Bentel Associates International
QUANTITY SURVEYOR Brian Heineberg & Associates
CIVIL ENGINEERS DG Consulting Engineers
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS V & H Consulting
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Graeme Page Consulting Engineers
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS CKR Consulting Engineers
WET SERVICES CONSULTANTS Wet Consulting Services
FIRE CONSULTANTS Specialised Fire Technology
TRAFFIC CONSULTANT Tech IQ
ACOUSTIC ENGINEERS Acoustic Design
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANTS Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
LIGHTING CONSULTANTS DPA Lighting Consultants
KITCHEN CONSULTANT KDH Catering Design Concepts
INTERIOR ARCHITECTS LLP Design
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Landmark Studios
MAIN CONTRACTOR Tri-Star Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Tristan McLaren
Situated a mere 13 kilometres from OR Tambo International Airport , and a stones throw away from the Kempton Park Central Business District , the Radisson Hotel and Convention Precinct in Bredell has become a highly recognised conferencing destination in the Ekurhuleni Metropole and Gauteng alike . The brainchild of visionary developer , Zamani Letjane , is the new 248-key 4-star hotel which is the latest addition to the existing conferencing precinct and has now firmly established itself as a premium contender in the South African hotel conferencing arena .
Design Concept The original brief was to provide a hybrid mid-market to high-end hotel offering within the precinct to support the existing conference centre . The design intent took certain aesthetic cues from the existing conference centre with respect to colour and materiality . Due to the 7-storey height of the hotel , and the low density surrounding residential area , the intent was to design the hotel in a layered and longitudinal approach , thereby visually reducing the perceived height of the building .
The first experience of the hotel is via a ‘ grand ’ glazed porte cochère , which is the essential guest approach into the large hotel lobby , containing reception desks , lifts to the tower , group check-in and access to the external space beyond . The central-piece of the building has been accentuated on the façade with a vertical ‘ rib ’ feature , which contained a major signage opportunity for the hotel . The ground floor was designed as a public area ‘ street ’, opening out to the hotel gardens and pool terrace beyond . Along this ‘ street ’,
The structural steel porte cochère proved to be the most challenging structural design element on this project
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