![]() ![]() The space is filled with greenery from freestanding trees to climbing plants draped down columns to create the impression of being in an Edwardian greenhouse.īench seating upholstered in green mohair leads the eye through the centre of the dining space and custom tiles developed by Bantam Tile Works cover the walls. "It embodies the dichotomy between old and new." The courtroom has been converted into a ballroom for private eventsĪ steel catwalk suspended above the lobby leads guests to their bedrooms while the former police yard beyond the reception, which is covered in a three-tiered glass dome, has been transformed into an all-day dining venue. "This space is the nexus of the hotel, both in its acting as the physical compass for guests and wanderers as in its aesthetic junction," said the design team. The design team added a new main staircase clad in mahogany and framed by a theatrical proscenium arch, while the lobby's chandelier was found in Connecticut, restored and shipped to the UK. ![]() A planting trough runs along the centre of the space The reception is tucked to one side, with a paravent covered in a hand-embroidered version of Watts of Westminster's archival pattern Pear that took two months to produce. Guests enter the hotel's lobby through its original porte-cochere. "Old and new, hard and soft, New York and London – these principles abound and flourish throughout the building." The building's glass-roofed police yard has been turned into a dining hall
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