Sanderson Hotel
51°31′03″N 0°08′14″W / 51.5175°N 0.1371°W
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| Sanderson Hotel | |
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  Location within Central London | |
| General information | |
| Location | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°31′3″N 0°8′13.56″W / 51.51750°N 0.1371000°W |
| Opening | 1958 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Reginald Uren (Sanderson House) Denton Corker Marshall (Sanderson Hotel) |
The Sanderson Hotel is a hotel on
In 2019 the hotel was sold to Vivion, a real estate firm backed by the Israeli tycoon Amir Dayan.[2]
The hotel occupies the site of 54 Berners Street, known for the
Design features
The building was constructed with a
The lobby has both lifts and a grand flying staircase which rises against a large backlit stained glass mural masking the lift shafts; this is the largest secular work by John Piper.[1] The first floor was devoted to wallpaper displays and its lengthy retail counter allowed for conversion to a long bar. The second floor was reserved for fabric displays, while the third floor held management offices and an interior design studio.
After refurbishment as a hotel, each room had a sleigh bed with a reproduction of the 1895 painting The Cloud by Prince Eugen bolted to the ceiling above,[4] and a pair of penis-shaped dumbbells.[5] The rooms were redesigned in 2014 by Tim Andreas.[6][7]
The hotel's Malaysian-European restaurant Suka was designed by India Mahdavi with furnishings by Tom Dixon.[5][8]
Popular culture
In summer 2009, weekly live music sessions in the Sanderson's courtyard called 'Sanderson Predicts' featured new artists, including both
References
- ^ a b c Historic England. "Sanderson Hotel (formerly Sanderson House) (1248457)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Qatari Sheikh Cashes In With $333 Million London Hotel Sales".
- ^ "LUC projects recommended in Observer tourist guide". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
- ^ Green, Richard (13 January 2013). "Travel Clinic: Design hotels in London's West End". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b Nyberg, Håkan. "Sanderson Hotel, Fitzrovia, London, England". Guidebook.se. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Noted: Sanderson & St Martins Lane Revamped". Quintessentially. 7 August 2014.
- ^ White, Lucy (2 April 2015). "Custom lighting scheme by Chelsom created for the transformation of Sanderson, London". Design Insider.
- ^ Barreneche, Raul (30 March 2010). "Culture Watch: Incredible India!". Departures. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Sanderson Rocks: Music in the Garden Monday, July 13, 2009". The Handbook. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013.
