International design competition for landmark waterfront riverbank hotel
08 December 2017
SA Government: A landmark six-star
hotel proposed
for the
Adealide Riverbank Precinct has already attracted international
investor interest and is worthy of a global design competition.
Investment and Trade Minister Martin Hamilton-Smith said his proposal
for a luxury hotel and indigenous art gallery, west of the Morphett St
bridge, on land owned by the State Government would reinforce
Adelaide
as the Southern Gateway to the Outback and provide much needed high end
accommodation.
The location is a unique opportunity for a statement international
development within the Riverbank Precint to address a shortfall,
highlighted by the Ashes Test, in our high-end tourism and business
offering.
Background
Over the past five years, the Precinct has been the beneficiary of
significant public and private investment, with more than $4bn of
infrastructure construction including:
Private investment in the Riverbank Precinct includes:
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$430m – Walker Corporation to redevelop the Adelaide Festival Centre Car Park and Plaza
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$206m – University of Adelaide to construct the Medical and Nursing School
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$100m – University of South Australia to construct the Centre for Cancer Biology
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$330m – SkyCity Adelaide 2020 Expansion including a luxury hotel.
With momentum generated by the
significant investments listed above and more in the pipeline, the
Precinct has become a significant public place in terms of its social,
economic and cultural value as the city opens itself to the river and
parklands. It attracts more than nine million visitors per year offering
a diverse range of experiences that are uniquely
South Australian.
Quotes attributable to Investment and Trade Minister Martin
Hamilton-Smith
This is a perfect location for a six-star hotel given the new RAH, the
Universities, SA Health and Medical Research Institute, the attraction
of the Adelaide Oval and the redeveloped Adelaide Convention Centre are
all located within the Precinct.
The idea for a six-star hotel in the Riverbank Precinct was captured in
the brochure prepared by IASA, to begin the discussion with investors
during overseas business missions and to attract their interest in the
Precinct and in building a six-star hotel.
With tourism to South Australia booming and new business growth and
investment in the state, the one offering South Australia lacks is an
ultra-luxury six-star hotel to meet the demands of these markets. This
proposal addresses this shortfall.
The vision is to build a luxury six-star hotel that creates a highly
noticeable landmark destination in Adelaide, one that becomes an
attraction in itself. The hotel building will be branded:
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A striking skyscraper with breathtaking unrivalled views, a prominent feature of the Adelaide skyline
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A gateway to the outback
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An attraction in its own right, where people will travel just to stay there
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A building that will put Adelaide on the map and on par with hotels like the Shard in London and the Burj Al Arab in the United Arab Emirates; and
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A focal point for the new central business district (Riverbank Precinct).
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