ReardonSmith Opens up 11 Cadogan Gardens Hotel to Chelsea’s new ‘Village High Street’

ReardonSmith Architects has recently completed a further phase in its comprehensive redevelopment of one of London SW1’s most beloved hotels, 11 Cadogan Gardens. In a significant architectural intervention, the practice has opened-up the building to the rear, achieving a front door onto Pavilion Road, the new ‘village high street’ in Chelsea, and creating Hans Bar & Grill which incorporates the existing hotel restaurant, a former outdoor courtyard and a retail unit on Pavilion Road. Press Release

ReardonSmith to Transform Historic Tbilisi Landmark into Five Star Hilton

A famous 20th Century building on the bustling Kostava Street in Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi, is to be transformed into a new landmark Hilton hotel. ReardonSmith’s concept preserves the Soviet-era neo-classical architecture, enhancing it where appropriate with consideration and sensitivity. With a marriage between historic and contemporary design, the renovation will reference the building’s past as the home of the Georgian Tea Trust.

ReardonSmith Wins Conditional Consent to Restore and Extend Cashel Palace Hotel

One of Eire’s best-known country house hotels, Cashel Palace, has been granted conditional consent for a renovation and expansion to become a modern hotel destination encompassing 61 keys, grand function areas and a new spa. Conservation, and ascertaining how best to restore and reinstate structures such as the original network of medieval walls, was key. With particular attention dedicated to the interface of the original property with the planned buildings, ReardonSmith’s holistic and contextual scheme celebrates the heritage of this architectural gem and its historically significant site.

ReardonSmith Secures Planning Consent for Flemings Mayfair

ReardonSmith has secured planning and listed building consents for a series of exterior and interior enhancements at Flemings Mayfair hotel including an improved entrance experience from Half Moon Street and a new restaurant entrance at Clarges Street.

ReardonSmith's Latest Porto Montenegro Project Completes

The luxury apartment collection, Ksenija Residences, has recently been completed, the latest development in Porto Montenegro, the international Montenegrin marina town masterplanned and designed by ReardonSmith Architects. But don’t rush to purchase – all of the apartments are already sold! Press Release

Antony Gormley’s Inhabitable Sculpture Revealed at the Beaumont

Room, by internationally celebrated artist Antony Gormley, a giant crouching figure on the façade of London’s new Beaumont Hotel, the interior of which is a hotel suite, was unveiled at a press preview today in the presence of the artist.

Antony Gormley said: "I take the body as our primary habitat. ROOM contrasts a visible exterior of a body formed from large rectangular masses with an inner experience. The interior of ROOM is only 4 metres square but 10 metres high: close at body level, but lofty and open above. Shutters over the window provide total blackout and very subliminal levels of light allow me to sculpt darkness itself. My ambition for this work is that it should confront the monumental with the most personal, intimate experience."

Antony Gormley, born in London in 1950, is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space. His work has developed the potential opened up by sculpture in the 1970s through a critical engagement with both his own body and those of others in a way that confronts fundamental questions of where human being stands in relation to nature and the cosmos. He continually tries to identify the space of art as a place of becoming in which new behaviours, thoughts and feelings can arise. Gormley's work has been widely exhibited throughout the UK and internationally. His many successful projects include the Angel of the North (1995-1998) and One & Other (2009) for the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. He was awarded the Turner Prize in 1994, and was knighted in the New Year's Honours list in 2014.

The Beaumont, in Brown Hart Gardens, Mayfair, is being developed by Grosvenor in partnership with Corbin & King Hotels. It is the first hotel that renowned restaurateurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King will operate and it will open in Autumn 2014. Press Release

ReardonSmith features in GS Magazine’s “The Cream of the Industry”

Editor’s comment: There is something very warm and open about the people who work within hospitality and this makes it easy to get the information needed to create stories. It’s a generosity of spirit, one which has been shown time and time again by the good people at ReardonSmith Architects. Whenever we have needed industry comment, an expert to join a seminar panel or just sound advice on architecture ReardonSmith have come up trumps. Not only are they known as Europe’s leading hotel architects, they’re also known as one of the best companies to work for.

ReardonSmith Gains Planning Consent for Luxury Hotel on London’s Sloane Square

ReardonSmith Architects has achieved planning consent to transform One Sloane Gardens, a 19th Century residential property within London’s Sloane Square Conservation Area, into a luxurious 30-bedroom hotel. With the longevity of the building in mind, ReardonSmith has designed a façade retention scheme. A mansard roof extension will be in keeping with the existing architectural style and accentuated by a copper cupola. This new hotel will have the authenticity of an Edwardian hotel with the most contemporary infrastructure and servicing.

ReardonSmith’s renovation of No. 11 Cadogan Gardens completing this spring

Completing this spring, the renovation of No. 11 Cadogan Gardens has been named one of Forbes' most anticipated 2016 openings. ReardonSmith Architects has reconfigured the spaces within the four late Victorian townhouses previously converted into a luxury hotel, implementing extensive upgrades to the services and MEP of this London conservation area property. With refreshed interiors from JSJ Design, highlights of the renovation include eight new guest suites, new marble bathrooms, and traditionally styled public areas refurbished with a touch of quirky English eccentricity.

The Lanesborough Re-Opens

ReardonSmith, the internationally renowned hotel architectural practice, has completed its three and a half year project at The Lanesborough, the first total renovation of the unique and supremely luxurious hotel since the Regency period building became a hotel 25 years ago. The architects worked in close collaboration with interior designers, Alberto Pinto agency, as well as with teams of specialist craftspeople and engineering consultants to re-create an extraordinary hotel. The Lanesborough is now as distinctive in style as it is testimony to the supreme quality of English master craftsmanship, while its new services infrastructure and re-planned back-of-house areas are set to take operations to a new level in a hotel already legendary for its service. The Lanesborough is now part of the Oetker Collection of elite luxury hotels. Press Release

Porto Montenegro's First Hotel Enjoys a Grand Opening

The Regent Porto Montenegro designed by ReardonSmith Architects and ReardonSmith Landscape has now opened its doors. The first hotel in this glamorous new marina destination, whose original masterplan was also created by ReardonSmith, it is Regent’s second property in Europe and its seventh worldwide. Designed with a style inspired by the exquisite houses that grace the region’s beautiful Adriatic coastline, the building’s architecture also responds to the classical manner of the grand palazzos of the Italian lakes. While the hotel’s scale and style is imposing amongst its smaller neighbours, the relationship with them is also clear. All the buildings are clad in Montenegrin stone and render and are topped with terracotta roof tiles; the arched colonnade that wraps around the hotel is typical in the region and provides shaded areas in the summer months as well as protection during the rainy season. Press Release

Planning Consent Won For New Hotel in London’s Soho

ReardonSmith has gained planning consent for the conversion of three buildings in Soho into a 69-guestroom hotel. Press Release

Adare Manor, Co Limerick’s world-famous hotel and golf resort, has re-opened its doors after a multi-million-euro redevelopment led by ReardonSmith Architects. Press Release

ReardonSmith Architects Reveals Stunning New Suite at The Savoy

Drawing upon expertise gained as architects for the Grade II building’s total restoration completed in 2010, ReardonSmith acted as Lead Architect on the creation of this opulent new suite. The team was responsible for obtaining all necessary building consents for the listed interiors, the architectural design of the suites, and onsite coordination with the client as well as Pierre-Yves Rochon and the fit-out contractor. The re-design was carried out in close consultation with The Savoy’s management to ensure guests’ comments and wishes were fully embraced.

ReardonSmith revealed as Hotel Specialist and Executive Architect for 30 Grosvenor Square

ReardonSmith is acting for Qatari Diar, the owners of 30 Grosvenor Square, currently the American Embassy in London. Their role as advisors is to help facilitate the conversion of the building into a world-class luxury hotel. As internationally recognised hotel architectural specialists, the practice is working in collaboration with Lead Architect, David Chipperfield Architects, providing a range of expert advice and, eventually, will take on the role of Executive Architect to oversee the successful implementation of the project on-site. Further information may be found on the project’s website www.30grosvenorsquare.com

ReardonSmith Wins Adaptive Re-Use Award At The European Hotel Design Awards

ReardonSmith’s architectural design of The Beaumont has been recognised by the European Hotel Design Awards at a ceremony in London attended by some 900 guests. In presenting the award for Adaptive Re-Use, the judges praised “the seamless integration of the old and the new to create timeless appeal” and spoke of the addition of the Antony Gormley sculpture to the front façade as a “stroke of genius that has given this corner of London a new landmark.” The Beaumont, developed by Grosvenor and operated by Corbin & King, opened in September 2014 after a five-year project to convert a Grade II listed garage into a bespoke luxury hotel.

Luxury Mountain Resort Hotel Opens in Azerbaijan

Pik Palas, an imposing new hotel designed by ReardonSmith Architects for a major new year-round resort in the Greater Caucasus mountain range of Azerbaijan, has just opened its doors. Shahdag Mountain Resort is destined to become the region’s premier resort with skiing and other snow sports in the winter as well as golf and various summertime pursuits during the rest of the year. Pik Palas will be the most luxurious hotel and prominent building in the resort.

Located in the Shahdag National Park and surrounded by mountains, the new resort will play an important role in the First European Games next year which will be headquartered in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku. Press release

ReardonSmith dubbed Charity Boat Race Winners

ReardonSmith Architects were named champions of the 2017 Dockland Sailing and Watersports Centre (DSWC) Charity Dragon Boat Challenge on 18th August, finishing before the other 14 teams, contributing to the £5,000 raised for the DSWC Youth Programme, and winning the crown for “Best Costume Team” with their “Drag-On” attire.

Novice paddlers, team Sea Horse from ReardonSmith, finished the 0.2KM course with a race time of 01.17.67, and were selected for the best costume award alongside our other colourful team, Dirty Little Oars.

The aim of the charity is to provide water activities in Sailing, Windsurfing, Kayaking and Canoeing to children living in the East London area. Watersports have the ability to make a difference to participants, giving them valuable life skills such as confidence, self-reliance, independence, teamwork, responsibility, reliability and getting on with others. With Tower Hamlets and East London being one of the most deprived areas in the UK, and having the highest level of child poverty, many children cannot afford such activities. The DSWC Youth Programme offers children from disadvantaged backgrounds opportunities that they would never have been able to afford, and we at ReardonSmith are delighted to have been part of such a wonderful, fun and worthwhile event.

Adare Manor shortlisted in HD Awards

Adare Manor, the ReardonSmith project completed at the end of last year, has been shortlisted in HD Awards in the new Restorations category that focuses on adaptive reuse projects and historic renovations. The winners of this annual award scheme from Hospitality Design magazine will be revealed at a ceremony at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York on June 6th 2018.

Adare Manor in Ireland re-opens following restoration, refurbishment and expansion by ReardonSmith

ReardonSmith was the Lead Architect on the multi-million euro redevelopment of Adare Manor, which re-opened its doors towards the end of 2017 after the completion of the largest hospitality project ever known in Ireland. The scheme, developed by ReardonSmith Architects and ReardonSmith Landscape in collaboration with local architect, Michael Healy, included the design of several new buildings as well as extensions and renovations, and the enhancement of the surrounding 840-acre estate.

ReardonSmith's scheme to renovate Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort given green light

A scheme proposing the renovation and expansion of one of Ireland’s best-known golf resorts, Adare Manor in Limerick, has been granted conditional planning consent by the City and County Council. The scheme, which was developed by ReardonSmith Architects and ReardonSmith Landscape in collaboration with local architect, Michael Healy, and interior design practice, Richmond International, represents the first major works on the estate for over 25 years. Press Release

ReardonSmith Architects Designs Corbin + King’s First Hotel, The Beaumont Opens

The Beaumont hotel designed by ReardonSmith Architects has now opened. For this first hotel from esteemed restaurateurs Jeremy King and Chris Corbin, the architects have transformed an Art Deco era garage in London’s Mayfair into an intimate destination redolent with the style of a fine and very comfortable 1920s establishment.

ReardonSmith’s collaboration with Jeremy King and Chris Corbin extends back over a number of years, initially, assisting the partners in their search for a suitable London property. Then in 2008, Grosvenor approached Corbin & King to participate in a limited competition for the development into a hotel of the then Avis Rent-A-Car garage, originally built in 1926, and the project was born. At this early stage, it was fundamental in the thinking of all parties concerned that public art should be an integral part of the building and this became a key principle of the ReardonSmith scheme which won the competition. Following further discussions, Antony Gormley was commissioned to create an inhabitable sculpture which will be open to the public on certain designated days each year.

“It has been an absolute joy to work with Corbin & King, our client Grosvenor who was the developer and Antony Gormley in what has been a very creative process for both the designers and the architects,” says Patrick Reardon, Executive Chairman of ReardonSmith Architects. “We all shared a single vision and brought our individual skills and experience to the task of realising this vision. I think the result is a unique and timeless hotel as well as a truly exciting new landmark in Mayfair.” Press Release