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PROJECT

54 ON BATH

54 on Bath is a 5-star luxury boutique
hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg.
Previously known as the Grace Hotel,
Southern Sun has upgraded its Level

Four terrace, which now offers an
inviting rooftop experience. The garden
is the focal point and was redesigned
by Greg Straw of Landarch to create a

stylish and usable space.

Project Team
Client: Southern Sun
Landscape Design and Installation: Landarch

traw says he was not given a brief by the client, and instead
“devised his own”. He explains that he re-modelled the garden
Sto give it a “sense of poetry, at the same time ensuring that it
‘spoke’ to the building”, which the previous one, he felt, did not.
“The previous design seemed to be one where everything was
placed in rows, displaying little imagination. I wanted to create
a country-style rooftop garden to complement the building. In
addition, in this confined space, which is also exposed and windy, we
had to select new plant material very carefully,” he explains, adding
that wind tunnels have also been formed by other developments
surrounding the hotel, making the site even more exposed.

The water feature with new bubbling fountains, bordered by planting in shades of
calming white and lavender.

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