Chainmail curtains contrast with butterscotch-coloured walls in this hotel created by architecture studio Grzywinski+Pons, which occupies a 1970s office block in London.
Situated near the Millennium bridge, Locke at Broken Wharf has been designed by New York-based studio Grzywinski+Pons to reflect the dichotomy of London's cityscape.

The seven-storey hotel takes over a 1970s office building, which previously contained a rabbit-warren of work cubicles and unsightly suspended ceilings.
"While the incredible riverfront location of the site was a true gift, the disused commercial block that we were poised to transform was hardly predisposed towards a hospitality program," said the studio.

The building therefore had to be completely gutted to accommodate the hotel's 113 guest rooms, a bar, co-working area and deli-style restaurant that serves up bagels, salads and charcuterie. Expansive panels of glazing were also inserted in Locke at Broken Wharf's facade to make the ground-floor communal areas lighter and more open.
The restaurant now has sweeping views of structures like Herzog & de Meuron's angular Tate Modern extension and the lapping waters of the Thames, a contrast that the studio wanted to capture in the interior design.

"The social space is intended to behave like the connective tissue between London's hard edge and the serenity of the Thames," explained the studio.
"There's both urban grit and splendour depending on which direction one c...