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Ned’s Club Downstairs, Basement

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SYDELL GROUP

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BEST RESTAURANT

BEST EVENT SPACE

BEST SPA

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Almost 100 years ago, Midland Bank approached celebrated architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (known to his friends as ‘Ned’) to design their new headquarters in the City of London. The end result — built between 1925 and 1939 and occupying the corner plot between Poultry and Princes Street — was an architectural masterpiece.

After passing through a number of hands, the building was eventually sold to an investor and EPR Architects invited to help convert it into a unique hospitality offering. So began the complex process of planning permissions and legal approvals, added to the design challenge of incorporating all the operational needs of a large hotel into a former bank within the constraints of its listed status. The end result however was achieved through a sensitive refurbishment; with the extensive banking hall transformed into a lobby, reception and main dining area; the three basements (including the original vaults) converted into a bar, spa and gym; former offices transformed into bedrooms with the adjoining secretaries’ offices converted into ensuite bathrooms; and the bank’s domes and rooftops lending space for a restaurant and bars.

EPR led the coordination of the design team and delivered the detailed design work, collaborating closely with Soho House & Co and Sydell Group. The scheme has been praised for its holistic approach in successfully transforming a challenging historic building into a unique destination which offers an unforgettable guest experience.

CLIENT — Poultry Tenant Limited ARCHITECT — EPR Architects PLANNERS — DP9 Planning Consultants STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS — Elliott Wood Partnership M&E ENGINEER —Norman Disney & Young CONTRACTOR — Ardmore Construction Limited PROJECT MANAGER — Gardiner & Theobald LLP HISTORIC BUILDING CONSULTANT — Turley Associates

Ned’s Club Downstairs

The bank’s original vault, complete with a twenty-tonne, 2 metre wide vault door has been converted into a bar. It is widely believed to be the inspiration for Fort Knox in James Bond’s Goldfinger.

Ned’s Club Downstairs

Cecconi’s Venetian Brasserie

Many of Lutyens’s original features have been restored and refurbished, such as the stone and marble staircases, period chandeliers, plasterwork, walnut panelling, green verdite columns, and parquet and black-and-white flooring. Fittings unique to the building’s heritage, such as wooden banking counters and safety deposit boxes have also been carefully preserved.

The Terrace Suite

Lutyens Grill

The Tapestry Room Event Space

Offering a new experience for the City of London, The Ned has quickly transformed the financial district into a week-round destination, channelling the glamour of the building’s heyday and embracing its eccentric spaces.

The Ned Club Room

Ned’s Club Relax

An enormous amount of steel spiral reinforcements had to be removed from the vault walls.

For decades, the Grade I-listed building stood as a symbol of fiscal stability, with ornate doors, high vaulted ceilings, and vast marble-clad banking hall.

Ned’s Club Upstairs has a rooftop outdoor swimming pool and terrace along with bars and restaurant all offering unrivalled views of The City’s other landmark buildings.

Ned’s Club Upstairs

“THE NED DEVELOPMENT PRESENTED MANY DESIGN AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES.THE SYDELL GROUP HAS BEEN DELIGHTED WITH

THE COLLABORATIVE APPROACH ADOPTED BY THE EPR TEAM; THEIR ARCHITECTS WORKED

VERY HARD WITH OUR TEAM TO ACHIEVE OUTSTANDING DETAILED DESIGN SOLUTIONS DELIVERED WITH SERVICE AND DILIGENCE.”

Stuart Adolph Vice President, Development — UK

The Sydell Group

Ned’s Club Upstairs

The Nickel Bar at The Ned

Rosewood London, High Holborn

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The Nickel Bar at The Ned

EPR Architects is an award-winning architectural studio based in Central London and Poland. Our reputation as one of the UK’s leading practices reflects proven expertise in architecture, master planning and interior design and our commitment to design excellence.

Our skilled team of over 200 talented people collaborate to produce vibrant and inventive architecture in response to our client’s unique requirements, delivering the largest of projects with professionalism from concept to delivery. Our longevity in the industry offers clients a unique blend of experience, project leadership and expert construction knowledge spanning a range of project typologies from urban regeneration master plans, global corporate headquarters and progressive industrial parks to prestigious heritage conservations, ultra-luxury residences and boutique hotels and spas.

EPR’s design process is underpinned by a respect for people and the desire to create spaces that resonate with a sense of place. We design contextually — this was the founding ethos of the practice in 1947 and it continues to this day. We purposefully do not have a prescriptive house style or design code, but rather allow each building to respond to its site, technical brief, social context and place in time. Context, history, social understanding, materiality, sustainability, efficiency and beauty must all be considered, explored and integrated into the built form.

CLIENTS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNER 2017

Rosewood London, High Holborn

National Magazine House, Offices & Residential, Carnaby Street

Brick Street Hotel, Mayfair

60 London Wall, Offices, City of London

Left National Magazine House offices, Soho; top right 60 London Wall offices, City of London; bottom right Boutique Hotel, Brick Street, Mayfair

The Lewis Building, Offices, Birmingham

Private House, Tudor Lea

Left Private Residence, Tudor Lea; bottom The Lewis Building Offices, Birmingham; right 24 Savile Row, Mayfair

24 Savile Row, Offices, Mayfair

Residential Masterplan, Conington Road, Lewisham

Below Residential masterplan, Lewisham; right Lillie Square Residents’ Clubhouse, Earls Court (in collaboration with Richard Basmajian); far right The Dumont, residential, Nine Elms (in collaboration with David Walker Architects) and Merano, residential (in collaboration with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners) bottom right St James’s House, exclusive residential opposite St James’s Palace.

St James’s House, Residential, Westminster

Lillie Square Clubhouse, Earls Court (in collaboration with Richards Basmajian)

The Dumont, Residential, Nine Elms (in collaboration with David Walker Architects) & Merano, Residential (in collaboration with RSH+P)

Hotel Russell, Russell Square

Boutique Hotel at Bow Street Magistrate’s Court, Covent Garden

Hoxton Hotel, Shepherds Bush

Top Hoxton Hotel, Shepherds Bush; centre Boutique Hotel at Bow Street Magistrates Court, Covent Garden; bottom Hotel Russell, Bloomsbury; right The Old War Office, Whitehall, 5* Hotel and Residence

The Old War Office, Whitehall 5* Hotel and Residence

“SINCE OPENING IN APRIL 2017, THE NED HAS TRANSFORMED THE CITY OF LONDON MAKING IT A GENUINE DESTINATION DISTRICT. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS AND AN EXEMPLAR

OF HOTEL DESIGN, WINNING NUMEROUS AWARDS INCLUDING AHEAD EUROPE HOTEL

OF THE YEAR. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND WISH TO EXTEND OUR

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHOLE TEAM.”

Chris Castle, Managing Director & Mark Bruce, Head of Hotels

EPR Architects

AJ100 Clients’ Choice Award Winner 2017 +44 20 7932 7600 | www.epr.co.uk

“THE NED IS AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT FROM VISION TO IMPLEMENTATION

TO OPERATION. THE PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL F&B OPERATION IS ON A SCALE

THAT FEW COULD CHALLENGE.”

The AHEAD Awards Judging Panel, 2017