heritage & conservation

Anderson Inge was Project Director for this £30M conservation and extension project in central London, while an Associate at Harper Downie Architects. 

The Grade II* Listed building had been on English Heritage's At Risk register for twenty years prior to redevelopment. Planning permission was obtained to integrate extensive conservation with new structure at top to deliver 5* hotel accommodation of 41 suites, with lavishly decorated bars, restaurants and function rooms on the ground and first floors and in the contiguous octagonal ‘chapel’ building.

Complexity for this gritty refurb stemmed from the combination of demanding conservation requirements combined with new structure and stabilization requirements.  A new Crossrail tunnel beneath, two new lift cores, and the addition of four upper floors in steel construction demanded careful coordination with the conserved heritage features and new high-spec finishes, particularly during construction as existing conditions were newly revealed.