UK: The Other House has been granted planning permission to begin transforming the Wellington Block in Covent Garden.
The Other House Covent Garden will offer the brand’s signature Club Flats, with public areas comprising a destination bar, casual bistro and a rooftop bar. A private members’ area will offer a restaurant, spa with vitality pool, and fitness centre.
The property comprises seven separate historic buildings, including a former rectory, with plans to create an inner glazed atrium and to add a further three floors.
Naomi Heaton, CEO and founder of The Other House, said: “We are simply thrilled to have reached another milestone on our journey creating The Other House brand. Our Covent Garden site embodies everything we want to achieve – sensitively restoring a historic space in prime central London and transforming it into something that truly caters for the modern, global traveller and the local community.”
Alastair Shephard, partner at Falconer Chester Hall Architects, which has designed the scheme, said: “The approved scheme will help to transform this corner of Covent Garden, providing a distinct offer within a unique collection of buildings. Proposals will blend modern interventions and historic assets, connected by a spectacular atrium acting as a vibrant heart to the city block. The scheme will also set an exemplar for sustainability, through re-use, adaptation, urban greening and energy efficiency. It has been a pleasure working with such forward thinking owners and work is already underway to deliver the scheme.”
