The plans will see a hotel, retail and event space created
Images have been unveiled of Sir David Chipperfield鈥檚 designs for the soon-to-be-former US Embassy at 30 Grosvenor Square in London.
Following the US Embassy鈥檚 re-location to Nine Elms in Battersea, developer Qatari Diar plan to overhaul the imposing building into a mixed-use scheme comprising a hotel, retail and event space. The project is being delivered in partnership with Grosvenor Estate. It will include 137 guest rooms, five restaurants, six flagship retail units, a spa and a 1,000 person ballroom.
Qatari Diar chief development officer Jerry Holmes called the proposal 鈥渁 major opportunity鈥� for the area.
Plans are expected to be submitted to Westminster City Council in May following a public exhibition which will run from the 11th to 16th April at 24 Grosvenor Hill.
Holmes said the company was committed to taking and 鈥渋n-depth and thorough engagement,鈥� adding it was vitally important for everyone to have a say in the redevelopment.
The eminent architect said the proposals 鈥渞espect the significant architectural and structural characteristics of Eero Saarinen鈥檚 design, with a focus on restoring and enhancing this unique building to secure its long-term future at the heart of Mayfair.鈥�
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