WELCOME WELCOME TO THIS PUBLIC EXHIBITION, HOSTED BY LONDON & REGIONAL PROPERTIES, THE OWNERS OF LONDON HILTON ON PARK LANE, WHICH SHOWS PLANS FOR THE RENOVATION OF THIS FLAGSHIP PROPERTY. Completed in 1963, London Hilton on Park Lane was the first Hilton Hotel in the UK. Now, more than 50 years later, we are planning to renovate the iconic building to further enhance the quality of this international hotel. Throughout its history there has been a continuous investment programme and these plans reflect the next stage. We also believe we have the opportunity to create a significantly improved environment at street level and for local residents. This exhibition displays our proposed changes and provides you with the opportunity to comment on the plans before they are submitted to Westminster Council as a planning application. Members of the project team are on hand should you have any questions, and you can also view these materials on our website at www.lrparklaneplans.co.uk Now we would like your views. You can: • Complete a comments card here today and pop it in the post box provided • Complete a comments card later and post it to us for free to FREEPOST – L&R Park Lane Plans • Send us comments from our consultation website • Email us at:
[email protected] • Call our consultation Freephone line on 0800 307 7590
AERIAL VIEW OF THE LONDON HILTON ON PARK LANE
ABOUT THE HOTEL UPON OPENING ON 17TH APRIL 1963, THE HOTEL OFFERED 509 GUEST ROOMS (TODAY 453) ACCOMMODATING 856 GUESTS. Owing to the unique ‘Y’ shaped tower with four guest lifts running up the central core, guests only needed to walk a minimal distance to reach their rooms, plus the shape of the building allowed for spectacular views of London from all guest rooms. London Hilton on Park Lane took two and a half years to build at a cost of £8 million. The hotel was the largest multi-storey building constructed in London for over 30 years. Today, London Hilton on Park Lane is one of the world’s leading hotels and an iconic building in the capital. It hosted the International Olympic Committee during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and continues to host world leaders, celebrities and discerning visitors and plays an important role in London life.
THE LONDON HILTON ON PARK LANE IN THE 1960s
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES
OUR PROPOSALS WE ARE PROPOSING A SENSITIVE REFURBISHMENT OF THE HOTEL, RETAINING THE EXISTING BUILDING WITH NO ADDITIONAL HEIGHT. Designed by world-renowned Hopkins Architects, we are specifically proposing to: 1. Create a new garden space at the rear of the hotel in place of the existing car park access and podium, the size of two tennis courts, transforming the views from Pitt's Head Mews, Hertford Street and Derby Street. 2. Provide a new covered service area so that all future servicing and deliveries will have a much reduced impact on local residents. This will be elegantly designed within a new mews building on Stanhope Row hosting serviced apartments. 3. Create an expanded ballroom by reducing the size of the car park and increasing the depth of the basement. Fewer car parking spaces will remain, which will reduce traffic impact on surrounding streets. 4. Refresh the appearance of the hotel, utilising high quality materials sympathetic to the original character of the building. 5. Introduce a brand new public space at the front of the hotel with new planting and seating to provide a tranquil oasis along Park Lane. THE PROPOSED APPEARANCE OF THE REFURBISHED HOTEL, SEEN FROM HYDE PARK
6. Reconfigure the public space in the upper floors of the hotel, and re-plan this to provide uninterrupted 360 degree panoramic views across the capital. 7. Renew the air conditioning and building services to meet high environmental standards, utilising the latest technology to maximise energy efficiency. 8. Introduce a small number of residences on the upper floors of the hotel building. We believe these changes will create a much improved environment for local residents and secure the future of London Hilton on Park Lane for generations to come.
IMPROVED PUBLIC REALM OUR PROPOSALS WILL DELIVER A NUMBER OF BENEFITS TO THE LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD INCLUDING:
THE PROPOSALS INCLUDE A SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADE TO THE PUBLIC REALM AS SHOWN ON THIS PLAN
The creation of a beautiful new public space on Park Lane – a landscaped space at the front of the building between the hotel and the subway for a more aesthetic entrance.
A new garden at ground level serving the hotel – t he size of two tennis courts, improving views from Pitt's Head Mews, Hertford Street and Derby Street.
A new seating area - with strategic planting to provide a screen from Park Lane, creating a tranquil meeting place amid the bustle of Park Lane.
New planting all the way around the building – providing a more appealing visual outlook and pleasant environment for local residents, visitors and hotel guests. The replacement of existing tarmac and concrete – with high quality granite paving.
THE PUBLIC SPACE TOWARDS PARK LANE WILL INCLUDE SEATING AND PLANTING SIMILAR TO THE IMAGES BELOW
IMPROVED PUBLIC REALM THE PUBLIC REALM WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE BEFORE AND AFTER IMAGES BELOW: BEFORE
AFTER
PITT'S HEAD MEWS – EXISTING
PITT'S HEAD MEWS – PROPOSED
DERBY STREET – EXISTING
DERBY STREET – PROPOSED
HERTFORD STREET – EXISTING
HERTFORD STREET – PROPOSED
BETTER ACCESS & SERVICING THE DESIGN PROPOSALS WILL RESULT IN A MUCH IMPROVED SOLUTION FOR ACCESS AND SERVICING.
A new covered serviced area for refuse collection and servicing – moving this entirely off the street with no need to store bins along Pitt's Head Mews or for vehicles to reverse, improving pedestrian safety as well as eradicating the noise associated which can cause disturbance to residents. A larger area for vehicle deliveries – with the capacity for at least three large delivery vehicles rather than the current one, removing the need for vehicles to queue outside. A reduction in car parking spaces at the hotel, better reflecting demand – basement parking will be reduced from 130 to 70 spaces, reducing traffic in front of the hotel and removing pressure from local roads around the building. The number of street parking spaces is proposed to remain the same as now.
VIEW INTO THE NEW SERVICE FACILITY WITH MUCH INCREASED CAPACITIES
VIEW ALONG HERTFORD STREET SHOWING RAMPS TO CAR PARK
DESIGN EXCELLENCE THE DESIGN TEAM INVOLVED IN BRINGING THESE PROPOSALS FORWARD ARE COMMITTED TO DELIVERING EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH DESIGN QUALITY, BOTH INTERNALLY WITHIN THE HOTEL, AND THROUGHOUT THE EXTERNAL PUBLIC SPACES.
VIEW FROM PARK LANE TOWARDS THE IMPROVED PUBLIC SPACE AND RENOVATED HOTEL
London Hilton on Park Lane is an iconic London building, strongly identified by its Y-shaped tower sitting over a four-storey podium structure. The design proposals incorporate sensitive alterations which are sympathetic to the original character of the building and include: • The introduction of balconies to all three wings of the tower • Re-glazing to improve thermal performance • Remodelling the concrete flank walls to reduce visual impact • Introducing more glazing at all levels of the podium to help to animate the building at street level.
PORTCULLIS HOUSE (NEW PARLIAMENTARY BUILDING). WESTMINSTER 2000
About Hopkins Architects: Hopkins Architects are one of the UK's foremost architectural practices and have helped pioneer British architecture since they were founded in Westminster in 1976. Working across a dynamic portfolio of projects, the Practice has crafted university buildings, museums, offices, hotels, stadia, hospitals, housing, research facilities and council headquarters. Key projects include those pictured below.
LORD'S CRICKET GROUND – MOUND STAND. WESTMINSTER, 1987
LONDON 2012 VELODROME. STRATFORD, 2011
GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA HOUSE. SUSSEX, 1994
NEXT STEPS THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT OUR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, WE HOPE YOU HAVE FOUND THIS INFORMATION HELPFUL. Following this exhibition we will be collating all the feedback received to inform our planning application submission. After the application has been submitted, Westminster Council will then commence its own consultation which will inform the Planning Committee at which a decision will be made.
THE PROPOSED BUILDING AS SEEN FROM HYDE PARK
A construction management plan will be submitted with the planning application aimed at minimising disruption, controlling noise and dust and maintaining a good transport access throughout the works.
