Beaumont Hotel, London Explained

The Beaumont Hotel is a Grade II listed luxury hotel in Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. One of its rooms was designed by Antony Gormley as a public sculpture.

Location

The hotel is located at 8 Balderton Street, Mayfair, near Brown Hart Gardens. It has 73 rooms, including 23 studios and suites, and opened in September 2014.^[1]

History

The building was erected as a garage^[2] 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 by Historic England in 2009.^[3]

In 2014, Antony Gormley designed a room as a public sculpture.^{[2] [4]}

External links

51.5129°N -0.1524°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Beaumont. The Beaumont. 11 March 2016.
2. Owen Hatherley, Antony Gormley's Mayfair metamorphosis, The Guardian, 11 June 2014
3. Web site: 8, Balderton Street. Historic England. 11 March 2016.
4. Jonathan Jones, Antony Gormley's £2,500 Room without a view – review, The Guardian, 10 June 2014