Gabriel Chipperfield gives London newsagents plush revamp
Gabriel Chipperfield has created an "Alice in Wonderland"-style warren of luxurious rooms behind Shreeji newsagents in central London.
Shreeji newsagent and tobacconist is located on Chiltern Street in London's affluent Marylebone neighbourhood, just a stone's throw from the notable hotel Chiltern Firehouse.
The shop was set up by Sandeep Garg in 1982, and has since become a go-to spot for locals to pick up sweets, snacks and find an international roster of magazines.
However, over the years, Shreeji had grown tired in appearance so architect Gabriel Chipperfield ? son of David Chipperfield ?was tasked with refreshing the shop.
He set about fashioning a multifunctional space that better utilised the dormant rooms that lay towards the rear of the floor plan.
"The shops on Chiltern Street were originally built in the early Victorian era to accommodate the family of the shopkeeper, so there is an enormous amount of space behind the front shop," Gabriel Chipperfield told Dezeen.
"We wanted to put it to good use and recreate part of the atmosphere of the original apartment in order to offer different experiences for our customers," he continued.
"What has come from it is an Alice in Wonderland experience where you pass through from one world into another, and even down into another."
During six months of renovation works, a salon, reading room and coffee and pastry bar were created at the back of Shreeji News. Gabriel Chipperfield's wi...
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