The Ned is "a hideaway from real life" says designer Alice Lund
In this movie, designer Alice Lund explains the concept behind The Ned, a club, hotel and dining venue in a converted London bank, which was named hotel of the year at the AHEAD Europe awards last night.
Private members club Soho House was behind the huge project, which takes over the former headquarters of Midlands Bank in the City of London.
It opened earlier this year, and has just picked up the Hotel of the Year prize at the AHEAD Europe awards, which celebrate the best hospitality architecture and interiors from across the continent. It was also a winner in the Spa and Wellness, Restaurant, and Events Spaces categories.
The Ned's 252 guestrooms were designed by Lund's New York-based colleagues at Soho House, Adam Greco and Rebecca King. "On the fifth floor there are some particularly beautiful rooms," claims Lund. "They were managers' offices originally. They're now called the heritage suites. You have all the existing panelling, and cornicing and details from when it was a bank as well."
The award-nominated bar in the basement of the building is situated in what used to be the main vault of the bank, and retains many unusual features from its original use.
"You enter through a huge circular door with the biggest hinges I've ever seen in my life," says Lund.
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CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN TRIÁNGULO RECTÁNGULO Conocidos un cateto y un ángulo agudo |
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