This project came as quite a surprise. Edward Chapman’s menswear store, next to the Stock Exchange office tower project, wasn’t incorporated into that development site. It looked as if it would be an unfortunate orphan, but then the Executive Group proposed to build a 13 storey hotel to compliment their hotel in the heritage part of the Exchange (and the new-build part of the lower floors) used as a hotel as well.
The architects for the new 13 storey building are Studio One, while the conversion of the new building to hotel use was by Iredale Group with ZGF Cotter. The new building has 106 hotel rooms. The picture of the model (right) is the revised design – the first version (below) was not supported.
After five years, as built it looks like the model, and is a solid (if unexciting) infill into the street. The new hotel will have a rooftop bar, a rare and welcome addition to the city.
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I sincerely hope this is more of a ‘massing’ render than depicting the actual building. As it is here, it makes no effort to fit in with either of it’s neighbours. Particularly egregious is the disconnect of design with the new Exchange tower.
We’ve replaced the site render with the Development Application render. They’re pretty much the same, so what you see, is what you’ll get, assuming it’s approved.
Thank you. I saw these a bit earlier. I’m optimistic as I support this development.
I am impressed with the length they’ve gone to address potential concerns from Jameson House residents. (we know the impact they had on the Exchange Tower.)
I’ll be interested to see how this proceeds.
I appreciate the update – and your blog in general.
G.
The Executive Group always build nice building, I have every confidence that this hotel will look great.