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The Beaumont Hotel is a
Antony Gormley's Mayfair metamorphosis
''The Guardian'', 11 June 2014 in 1925–1926 by the architects Wimperis and Simpson on behalf of Macy's Ltd. Historic England note that "the façade is remarkably ambitious for a car park of this date", as well as "its importance in the evolution of the multi-storey car park as a distinctive C20 building type". The building was
In 2014,
Antony Gormley's £2,500 Room without a view – review
''The Guardian'', 10 June 2014
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
luxury hotel in Mayfair
Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...
, London, United Kingdom. One of its rooms was designed by Antony Gormley
Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the ''Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another Pla ...
as a public sculpture.
Location
The hotel is located at 8 Balderton Street, Mayfair, nearBrown Hart Gardens
Brown Hart Gardens, located off Duke Street, Mayfair, is a public garden on top of an electricity substation.
History
The gardens began life as the Duke Street Gardens where a communal garden was laid for what were then working class dwellings ...
. It has 73 rooms, including 23 studios and suites, and opened in September 2014.
History
The building was erected as a garageOwen HatherleyAntony Gormley's Mayfair metamorphosis
''The Guardian'', 11 June 2014 in 1925–1926 by the architects Wimperis and Simpson on behalf of Macy's Ltd. Historic England note that "the façade is remarkably ambitious for a car park of this date", as well as "its importance in the evolution of the multi-storey car park as a distinctive C20 building type". The building was
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
by Historic England
Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked wit ...
in 2009.
In 2014, Antony Gormley
Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the ''Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another Pla ...
designed a room as a public sculpture.Jonathan JonesAntony Gormley's £2,500 Room without a view – review
''The Guardian'', 10 June 2014
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