Raffles Old War Office, London

The location of The Old War Office Building has an incredible history and the building, completed in 1906, used some 26,000 tons of Portland stone and 3,000 tons of York stone, as well as 25 million bricks; some hints as to the design challenges ahead. People working within its walls have also played a key part in history from Lawrence of Arabia, Lord Kitchener, Winston Churchill, Lloyd-George to Profumo!

The Hotel is the first Raffles-branded residences in Europe, with the development comprising 125 hotel and 85 resident rooms, spa and conference facilities and nine restaurants and bars. Tricon was appointed to work with Accor and the professional design team, which comprised EPR Architects and AECOM MEP Consultant, to develop the BOH support areas which include the Winter Garden Restaurant, Salon Restaurant, Horse Guard Bar, Spy’s Bar and the Ballroom.

Being a listed building, the project faced many design and logistic challenges, which were overcome via frequent design coordination sessions between all consultants to ensure the best outcome for the project.

ClientWestminster Development Company LtdSectorHotels & Restaurants