David Chipperﬁeld Architects News Projects Practice Contact Selected projects Selected objects All Previous project Next project Previous image Next image Café Royal, London, 2008-2012Read more 1/9 The new Café Royal hotel occupies three historic buildings in the Grade II listed southern Quadrant block of Regent Street, just off Piccadilly Circus. The leasehold included planning and listed building consents for the refurbishment and partial redevelopment of these existing buildings, subject to the retention of a number of rooms of special interest. Working with restoration specialists Donald Insall Associates, a much less intrusive approach to the existing fabric was developed and a new strategy which works closely with the existing architecture to integrate new and old using a reinterpretation of historic materials, decorative features, and colour palettes in the new areas. Full text Download Café Royal, London, 2008-2012Read more 1/9 The new Café Royal hotel occupies three historic buildings in the Grade II listed southern Quadrant block of Regent Street, just off Piccadilly Circus. The leasehold included planning and listed building consents for the refurbishment and partial redevelopment of these existing buildings, subject to the retention of a number of rooms of special interest. Working with restoration specialists Donald Insall Associates, a much less intrusive approach to the existing fabric was developed and a new strategy which works closely with the existing architecture to integrate new and old using a reinterpretation of historic materials, decorative features, and colour palettes in the new areas. Full text Download