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The jewel in the City Lodge crown
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Source: Graham Spence
The recently completed City Lodge Hotel at the OR Tambo airport is built on top of the seven-storey car park completed by Stefanutti Stocks Building in 2009.
Stefanutti Stocks commenced this project in January 2009 and completed the structure at the end of May 2009. Wet trades were completed by the end of August and the hotel opened partially on 9th March 2010. The last bedrooms were handed over on 31st March for interior fit out, and in time for the complete hotel to trade fully from 1st May 2010.
“It was a daunting challenge to complete this 303 bedroom hotel, with its first class finishes in 14 short months” says Graham Spence, contracts director, shortly before his retirement. “The logistics at an operational airport, no site establishment, three tower cranes lifting all materials straight from trucks onto the structure, three roads converging and working side by side with the Gautrain, meant we were all kept on our toes!”
The 303 room, three star hotel comprises of a three-storey reinforced concrete framed structure, with brick plastered and versus finished facades. The roof consists of a concrete roof slab with a metal roof, and also houses the caretakers office and workshop, and all air-conditioning, boiler and plumbing services.
“An interesting element of the construction process was the use of prefabricated (pods) bathrooms as specified by our client,” said senior site agent, Brian Jarvis. “These were built in a factory, delivered to site in their complete state, and hoisted, positioned and lowered into each of the 303 bathrooms.”
This City Lodge is the new flagship for the hotel brand and introduces a new style and finish for City Lodge hotels. More attention to detail on the interiors and finishing meant more focused shop-fitting and no compromise on quality. “During the contract we established a wonderful working relationship with our client,” says contracts manager Ruloph Theunissen, “who are thrilled with their new hotel.”
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