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56 Queen Anne Street
The brief for the redevelopment of 56 Queen Anne Street was ambitious; the change of use from Office & Residential to a Private Members Club in the heart of the Howard de Walden Estate in Marylebone and within the Grade II Listed Fabric of this 1760’s double-fronted Georgian Townhouse. The brief called for extension to the rear and re-ordering of the internal accommodation to provide a first-in-class members club facility including bars, lounges, restaurants and overnight accommodation in the form of 6 luxury guest suites on the upper floors.
The Grade II Listed status of the property provided the principal challenge, with many original historic features of interest still evident internally within the building (1760s, 1810s, 1880s and 1920s), as well as externally within the building fabric. Most strategically, it was imperative to accommodate the installation of a passenger lift within the proposals, which proved to be the single biggest design challenge faced by the team when developing and coordinating the proposals.
Working closely with the interdisciplinary design team, as well as with Westminster’s Conservation Officers the design team proposed the insertion of the lift within the vertical void of the rear secondary staircase, which itself had been badly damaged over the years through insensitive service penetrations and modifications. Specialist stone masons were engaged, to provide expert advise on how the original secondary stair treads could be removed, processed, and re-used in the creation of a new, bespoke, stone, spiral staircase which was to sit behind the new lift. It is testament to the work of everyone involved that the Planning Application was Approved on Delegated Powers with commendations provided by WCC’s officers as to the quality and substance of the design solutions proposed.
The Grade II Listed status of the property provided the principal challenge, with many original historic features of interest still evident internally within the building (1760s, 1810s, 1880s and 1920s), as well as externally within the building fabric. Most strategically, it was imperative to accommodate the installation of a passenger lift within the proposals, which proved to be the single biggest design challenge faced by the team when developing and coordinating the proposals.
Working closely with the interdisciplinary design team, as well as with Westminster’s Conservation Officers the design team proposed the insertion of the lift within the vertical void of the rear secondary staircase, which itself had been badly damaged over the years through insensitive service penetrations and modifications. Specialist stone masons were engaged, to provide expert advise on how the original secondary stair treads could be removed, processed, and re-used in the creation of a new, bespoke, stone, spiral staircase which was to sit behind the new lift. It is testament to the work of everyone involved that the Planning Application was Approved on Delegated Powers with commendations provided by WCC’s officers as to the quality and substance of the design solutions proposed.
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