joburg
July 21st, 2006, 11:58 AM
This development has been going on for a while now and I don't really like it but I thought I'd post it anyway.
NAME: Montecasino Lifestyle Expansion
LOCATION: Fourways, Greater JHB
HEIGHT: ?
FLOORS: 8 (theatre)
STATUS: Under Construction
COMPLETION DATE: December 2006 (except the theatre, which will open in January 2007)
This link provides a good layout of the extensions...
http://www.tsogosun.com/eedweb/images/photogallery/Main-Final-Plan.jpg
Montecasino right now has a total of 76 retailers, including 20 restaurants, two theatres, a 15-screen cinema complex, a skate park, kiddies entertainment centre and the Montecasino Bird Gardens, in addition to our casino. These will be added to with 5 new restaurants, a 180-room hotel to cater for the discerning business traveller, a beautiful open air piazza, just larger than an rugby field, the new 1 900-seater Montecasino Teatro which will feature world class stage shows and for all the extra visitors, additional parking. The extensions will cost R335-million.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/joburgboy/Joburg%20developments/A0-layout-east-perspective-.jpg
General
Construction of existing Northern Italian Tuscan theming
Total length of external facades : 2 700 metres
Total length of internal facades : 4 200 metres
Montecasino Teatro
Total Theatre development cost : R 90 million (excl Vat)
Designer : Arts Team of RHWL Architects
Total square meterage : 7 700 m²
Number of seats : 1 900
Size of foyer : Ground level 770 m² ' Rear Stalls Level 320 m² ' ' Upper
Circle 395 m² '
Stage dimensions 25 m wide x 13 m deep
Size of sunken orchestra pit 66 m²
Size of stage trap area 113 m²
Height of fly tower 25 m (± 8 storeys)
Hotel
http://www.tsogosun.com/eedweb/images/photogallery/sunsquare-logo.jpg
Southern Sun will launch the first of its new brand of hotels under its new hotel brand, SunSquare. This hotel is targeted at the modern business tourist, and the new hotel will feature 180 rooms. The R96 million hotel, which overlooks the Piazza, will feature Italian theming in its public areas, with a trendy and modern interior. SunSquare is hip and it is an “economy plus” brand that targets the upper tier of economy guests in South Africa.
According to Helder Pereira, managing director of Southern Sun Hotels, the contemporary hotels under the SunSquare brand “are purpose-designed for the business and leisure traveller who seeks design and style, elegance and fun in an economy hotel”.
Brand:
SunSquare
Total Development cost :
R 96 million (excl Vat)
Total square meterage :
7 950 m²
Number of rooms :
179 including disabled (all standard rooms)
Size of restaurant
Square meterage
395 m² general area, 80 m² external seating, 90 m² B O H
Number of covers
132
Restaurants
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/joburgboy/Joburg%20developments/A0-layout-big-perspective-a.jpg
Five new restaurants, including a stylish and contemporary restaurant in the SunSquare Hotel, will form part of the offering of the new development. The restaurants will all open on to the Piazza to offer al fresco dining facilities – in keeping with the outdoor experience on the Piazza.
Total square meterage : 1 260 m² internally, 440 m² under cover
Number of restaurants : 5
Banquet / Function Facility
The new function facility, valued at R20 million, is designed to complement Montecasino's highly popular conference and corporate events facilities, both on the property and at the Sandton Convention Centre, also owned by Tsogo Sun. According to Marketing Manager of Montecasino, Elsabé Griesel, the existing facilities, while highly successful over the past five years, have always lacked a large venue that could seat about 450 people, banquet style.
“At this stage, we can satisfy about 30% of the requests that come our way. With this new facility, this percentage should increase dramatically.” Griesel believes that a large proportion of the appeal for holding corporate events at Montecasino is the ‘one-stop' entertainment experience it offers, together with safe and secure parking and easy access through main arterial routes. “And this offering is becoming even more diverse in terms of fulfilling the business tourist's needs with all the different elements that make up the new development.”
Total development cost:
R 20 million (excl Vat)
Total square meterage:
1 400 m² (Banqueting Room 730 m²)
Total seating capacity
Banquet style :
440 (10 seater tables) 528 (12 seater tables)
Cinema style :
682
School room style :
682
Square meterage of holding facility:
140 m² set-up area + 280 m² pre-function
The Piazza
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/joburgboy/Joburg%20developments/A0-layout-north-perspective.jpg
The rugby field-sized Montecasino Piazza is modelled on an Italian piazza. It is surrounded by buildings and features a bell tower as its focal point. It opens Montecasino out into Gauteng's magnificent climate and is designed to be the ideal venue for a wide variety of outdoor activities and events, including festivals, boxing, tennis, fashion shows, exhibitions, open air banquets, and product launches. Restaurants and the hotel line the Piazza.
Total square meterage : 5 400 m² ' Hard ' area 1 300 m² 'Soft ' area
Seating capacity/size (variable)
Outdoor Banquet
196 x 10 pax tables = 1 960 (including 12 x 6 m stage)
Exhibition
60m x 30m Marquee
Fashion show
3 100 (including 12 x 6m stage)
NAME: Montecasino Lifestyle Expansion
LOCATION: Fourways, Greater JHB
HEIGHT: ?
FLOORS: 8 (theatre)
STATUS: Under Construction
COMPLETION DATE: December 2006 (except the theatre, which will open in January 2007)
This link provides a good layout of the extensions...
http://www.tsogosun.com/eedweb/images/photogallery/Main-Final-Plan.jpg
Montecasino right now has a total of 76 retailers, including 20 restaurants, two theatres, a 15-screen cinema complex, a skate park, kiddies entertainment centre and the Montecasino Bird Gardens, in addition to our casino. These will be added to with 5 new restaurants, a 180-room hotel to cater for the discerning business traveller, a beautiful open air piazza, just larger than an rugby field, the new 1 900-seater Montecasino Teatro which will feature world class stage shows and for all the extra visitors, additional parking. The extensions will cost R335-million.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/joburgboy/Joburg%20developments/A0-layout-east-perspective-.jpg
General
Construction of existing Northern Italian Tuscan theming
Total length of external facades : 2 700 metres
Total length of internal facades : 4 200 metres
Montecasino Teatro
Total Theatre development cost : R 90 million (excl Vat)
Designer : Arts Team of RHWL Architects
Total square meterage : 7 700 m²
Number of seats : 1 900
Size of foyer : Ground level 770 m² ' Rear Stalls Level 320 m² ' ' Upper
Circle 395 m² '
Stage dimensions 25 m wide x 13 m deep
Size of sunken orchestra pit 66 m²
Size of stage trap area 113 m²
Height of fly tower 25 m (± 8 storeys)
Hotel
http://www.tsogosun.com/eedweb/images/photogallery/sunsquare-logo.jpg
Southern Sun will launch the first of its new brand of hotels under its new hotel brand, SunSquare. This hotel is targeted at the modern business tourist, and the new hotel will feature 180 rooms. The R96 million hotel, which overlooks the Piazza, will feature Italian theming in its public areas, with a trendy and modern interior. SunSquare is hip and it is an “economy plus” brand that targets the upper tier of economy guests in South Africa.
According to Helder Pereira, managing director of Southern Sun Hotels, the contemporary hotels under the SunSquare brand “are purpose-designed for the business and leisure traveller who seeks design and style, elegance and fun in an economy hotel”.
Brand:
SunSquare
Total Development cost :
R 96 million (excl Vat)
Total square meterage :
7 950 m²
Number of rooms :
179 including disabled (all standard rooms)
Size of restaurant
Square meterage
395 m² general area, 80 m² external seating, 90 m² B O H
Number of covers
132
Restaurants
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/joburgboy/Joburg%20developments/A0-layout-big-perspective-a.jpg
Five new restaurants, including a stylish and contemporary restaurant in the SunSquare Hotel, will form part of the offering of the new development. The restaurants will all open on to the Piazza to offer al fresco dining facilities – in keeping with the outdoor experience on the Piazza.
Total square meterage : 1 260 m² internally, 440 m² under cover
Number of restaurants : 5
Banquet / Function Facility
The new function facility, valued at R20 million, is designed to complement Montecasino's highly popular conference and corporate events facilities, both on the property and at the Sandton Convention Centre, also owned by Tsogo Sun. According to Marketing Manager of Montecasino, Elsabé Griesel, the existing facilities, while highly successful over the past five years, have always lacked a large venue that could seat about 450 people, banquet style.
“At this stage, we can satisfy about 30% of the requests that come our way. With this new facility, this percentage should increase dramatically.” Griesel believes that a large proportion of the appeal for holding corporate events at Montecasino is the ‘one-stop' entertainment experience it offers, together with safe and secure parking and easy access through main arterial routes. “And this offering is becoming even more diverse in terms of fulfilling the business tourist's needs with all the different elements that make up the new development.”
Total development cost:
R 20 million (excl Vat)
Total square meterage:
1 400 m² (Banqueting Room 730 m²)
Total seating capacity
Banquet style :
440 (10 seater tables) 528 (12 seater tables)
Cinema style :
682
School room style :
682
Square meterage of holding facility:
140 m² set-up area + 280 m² pre-function
The Piazza
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g102/joburgboy/Joburg%20developments/A0-layout-north-perspective.jpg
The rugby field-sized Montecasino Piazza is modelled on an Italian piazza. It is surrounded by buildings and features a bell tower as its focal point. It opens Montecasino out into Gauteng's magnificent climate and is designed to be the ideal venue for a wide variety of outdoor activities and events, including festivals, boxing, tennis, fashion shows, exhibitions, open air banquets, and product launches. Restaurants and the hotel line the Piazza.
Total square meterage : 5 400 m² ' Hard ' area 1 300 m² 'Soft ' area
Seating capacity/size (variable)
Outdoor Banquet
196 x 10 pax tables = 1 960 (including 12 x 6 m stage)
Exhibition
60m x 30m Marquee
Fashion show
3 100 (including 12 x 6m stage)