Gold Coast Airport Rydges hotel takes shape after concrete pour

The Gold Coast Airport’s first hotel — a $50 million Rydges with a rooftop bar — will start climbing out of the ground now its concrete slab has been laid.

THE Gold Coast Airport’s first hotel — a $50 million Rydges with a rooftop bar — will start climbing out of the ground now its concrete slab has been laid.

More than 330 truckloads have poured 2050 cubic metres of cement during the past two Saturdays to create the 3000 square metre hotel slab.

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Condev Construction executive chairman Steve Marais (left) and Queensland Airports Limited executive general manager property and infrastructure Carl Bruhn and in front of the slab now laid for the Gold Coast Airport's first hotel, a $50 million Rydges scheduled to open mid-2020. Picture: Fotomedia

It coincides with the arrival of a crane on site this week as the build begins.

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Queensland Airports Limited executive general manager Carl Bruhn said the slap pour involved a lot of co-ordination to not interrupt airport operations and required 100 workers.

“The most challenging part of this project was its location — in the middle of a busy airport precinct. Meticulous planning went into making sure the airport continued to run smoothly while a massive logistical exercise took place on its doorstep,” he said.

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Queensland Airports Limited executive general manager property and infrastructure Carl Bruhn (left) and Condev Construction executive chairman Steve Marais in front of the slab now laid for the Gold Coast Airport's first hotel, a $50 million Rydges scheduled to open mid-2020. Picture: Fotomedia

Construction company Condev, on behalf of developer Trepang, is building the seven-storey, 192-room hotel on the south side of the terminal.

It will have a rooftop bar and viewing deck, connecting via a plaza to the airport terminal.

Artist impression of the new Gold Coast Airport $50m Rydges hotel now under construction. It will have 192 rooms, climb seven storeys and boast a bar on the roof with a plaza connecting the hotel to the airport terminal.