Local Authority:Â Westminster
Client: WDS
Architect: EPR
Contract Value: £500m+
Old War Office
Located in the heart of Whitehall, the Old War Office is a Grade II* listed building with a rich and unique history. The building once housed secretaries of state Lord Kitchener, T.E. Lawrence and John Profumo, as well as Winston Churchill during World War II. The 760,000 sqft development will bring the Old War Office back into use as a five-star 125 key luxury hotel, as well as 85 super-prime apartments.
The existing 580,000 sqft building is being retained with Ardmore overseeing the significant structural alterations and extension into a 760,000 sqft mixed-use scheme, including the creation of a new rooftop extension, alongside restaurants, boutique shops, bars, a spa, a gym and pool.
A four-storey basement extension, constructed ‘top down’ beneath the existing building, will provide a total of six below ground levels, while a three storey roof extension provides additional internal area.
Hotel & Leisure Experience
Over the past decade, we’ve been at the forefront of the global luxury hotel market. We’ve built some of the best hotels in the World, including the Corinthia, The Four
Seasons at Ten Trinity Square and the Ned.
The Ned and The Four Seasons at Ten Trinity Square were named as London’s best new hotels in 2017 by the Times. Ten Trinity Square won the AA Hotel of the Year Award 2018- 19, as well as 5-Red Stars and Conde Nast’s Best New Hotel Opening in the World 2018, whilst The Ned was named European Hotel of the Year at the 2017 AHEAD awards.
We posses an inherent understanding of the requirements of investors and operators and accordingly have developed a very strong and highly capable team experienced in providing highest quality products and services.
We’re well known for our extensive in-house capability and pro-active approach to delivery, which gives us the confidence to provide a cost certainty and a fixed price approach on major projects.
Our direct control over an extensive internal supply chain has helped us to de-risk the delivery of some the country’s most complex projects.
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