This project, commissioned by Greaton GPO Property Pty Ltd, is striking in many ways, but most of all because construction of stage 1 – the new 15-level hotel ‘tower’- takes place partly within and adjacent to the heritage-listed General Post Office building originally constructed in the 1850s. The historic building will become a stunning feature of the hotel when completed in a future stage 2 development. Months of rigorous planning and works continue to ensure the heritage structure is preserved during construction of the new tower during stage 1 development.
BESIX Watpac was awarded the Design and Build contract for this high-profile AUD 120 million (approx. EUR 77 million) development. Located in a prominent part of the Adelaide central business district, the hotel features 285 rooms, a presidential suite, a club lounge, restaurants and bars, a swimming pool and fitness centre, and function rooms.
Coincidence 16,000-kilometres away
Did you know that BESIX is working at the very same time on a similar project in the Netherlands? As part of the consortium ‘The Post Bouw’ with Rizzani de Eccher, BESIX Nederland is converting the almost 100 year-old post office in the heart of Rotterdam into a 5-star hotel, next to a newly built residential tower!