RH London 7 Burlington Gardens, 1 - 2 Old Burlington Street London W1S Design & Access Statement December 2020 Design and Access Statement This Design and Access Statement is submitted on behalf of RH Inc. to accompany the application for planning permission and listed building consent for the redevelopment of 7 Burlington Gardens and 1-2 Old Burlington Street. Planning permission is sought for: ‘Partial change of use to facilitate the use of the buildings as a ‘retail gallery’ and restaurant (Class E), replacement roof structure at 7 Burlington Gardens and a series of associated external and internal works to reconfigure and refurbish the fabric of the buildings.’ The document will set out the development strategy and the design principles that have been adopted for the site which is within the Mayfair Conservation Area. This document should be read in accordance with detailed, supplementary information submitted as part of the application. Namely: • Planning Statement • Heritage, Townscape and Visual Impact Assessment; • Noise Impact Assessment; • Ecology Report; • Kitchen Report; • Daylight and Sunlight Statement; • Ventilation and Extraction Statement • Utilities Statement; • Statement of Community Involvement; • Sustainability and Energy Statement (indluding BREEM); • Transport Assessment; • Travel Plan; • Lighting Assessment; • Construction Method Statement; Contents 1 Introduction 2 Site Context 3 Design Strategy 4 Access and Servicing 5 Appendices 1.1 Vision 2.1 Introduction 3.1 Introduction 4.1 Inclusive Design 5.1 Area Schedules 1.2 Project Team 2.2 Location 3.2 Design Objectives 4.2 Inclusive Design Provisions 5.2 Visualisations 1.3 RH - The Applicant 2.3 Urban Context 3.3 Consultation Process 4.3 Security and Crime 1.3.1 RH - Design Galleries 2.4 Site Access 3.4.1 Proposal Prevention 1.3.2 RH - Hospitality 2.5 Site Influences 3.4.2 Guest Experience 4.4 Access and Maintenance 1.3.3 RH - Interior Design 2.6 Mayfair Luxury Retail • Design Principles 1.3.4 RH - Historic Portfolio 2.7 Mayfair Galleries • Guest Circulation 1.4 Foster + Partners -Practice • Existing Circulation Philosophy Heritage • Improved Circulation 1.5 Foster + Partners - Relevant 3.4.3 Banking Hall Experience 2.8 Mayfair Conservation • Design Principles 2.9 Listed buildings • Mezzanine Proposal 2.10 Architectural History • Restaurant 2.11 Architectural Characteristics 3.4.4 Savile Row Courtyard 2.12 Development Framework • Design Principles 2.13 Current Uses • Rear Elevation 2.14 Existing Photos • Courtyard Roof Lights 3.4.5 Roof • Existing Roofscape • Evolution • Proposal • Materials 3.4.6 Exterior Materials 3.4.7 Public Realm and Landscaping RH London | 7 Burlington Gardens, 1 - 2 Old Burlington Street | Design & Access Statement 3 Introduction 1 Vision 1.1 This application proposes to create a unique retail destination in the heart of Mayfair by fully refurbishing the historic buildings and repurposing them with a use more akin to the functions of the original building. The objective is to create a new concept of user immersion that challenges the norm and will redefine the retail experience. Located on Burlington Gardens, it will complement and enhance the already outstanding cultural, retail and culinary experiences of the historically important area. The buildings will be managed by RH London Gallery Limited, who have an international reputation for curating luxury galleries that showcase exquisitely crafted home furnishings in architecturally inspiring spaces. The project combines buildings on Burlington Gardens and Old Burlington Street to create an integrated architectural proposal that celebrates the historic characteristic of the Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings. The development includes a design gallery to showcase RH’s luxury collections with a client-facing interior design service and a seamlessly integrated restaurant experience. As a design team, our holistic philosophy and approach to the project has been to respond sensitively and positively to the historic context with its abundant mix of history, architectural attributes, materials and detailing. The development will open the building to a much wider audience and allow the gallery to form part of the public realm by reactivating the surrounding streetscape and allowing the visitors to flow naturally through the buildings. RH London | 7 Burlington Gardens, 1 - 2 Old Burlington Street | Design & Access Statement 7 Project Team 1.2 Applicant Heritage Consultant Catering Consultant ( London Team) Restoration Hardware Montagu Evans SHW-Design 15 Koch Road 70 St Mary Axe, The Stables, Home Farm Ste K Corte London Eynsford, Kent Madera California EC3A 8BE DA4 0AE 94925 Principal Designer Project Manager Foster and Partners Architect Savills Foster + Partners Riverside 15 Finsbury Circus House 22 Hester Road Riverside London London 22 Hester Road EC2M 7EB SW11 4AN London SW11 4AN Daylight and Sunlight Advisor Building Control GIA Shore Engineering Planning Consultants Savills The Whitehouse The Mill, Station Road Belvedere Road Colchester, Essex 33 Margaret Street London CO7 7RS London SE1 8GA W1G 0JD Lighting Consultant Cost Consultant Sean O’Connor MEP Engineer Gardiner & Theobald Buro Happold 12955 W. Washington Boulevard 10 South Crescent Los Angeles, California 17 Newman St London 90066 Fitzrovias WC1E 7BD London W1T 1PD Catering Consultant (US Team) Next Step Design Structural Engineer Ramboll 350 S. Northwest Highway Suite 300 240 Blackfriars Road Park ridge, Illinois London 60068 SE1 8NW RH London | 7 Burlington Gardens, 1 - 2 Old Burlington Street | Design & Access Statement 9 10 RH - The Applicant 1.3 RH (formally known as Restoration Hardware) are curators of design, taste and style in the luxury lifestyle market. In the past decade, RH has re imagined itself to become the leading brand in luxury home furnishings, offering the most comprehensive and compelling collection of furniture, lighting, textiles and decor in the world. A multi-platform design company, their innovative galleries, source books and websites are redefining the retail experience. RH have 69 galleries and 30 outlets throughout the United States and Canada; and publishes RH Interiors, RH Modern, RH Outdoor, RH Beach House, RH Ski House, RH Lighting, RH Rugs, RH Baby & Child and RH Teen source books. Their strategy to expand the RH brand globally and open Design Galleries in a variety of major markets around the world will reinforce London’s existing reputation as a key luxury retail destination. RH are inspired by great architecture and design, they are passionate about curating the best artisans and manufacturers, products and ideas from across the globe. Through the iconic design galleries, the RH Brand is seamlessly integrated with a world class hospitality experience, creating an immersive journey that is far more than a retail store and cannot be replicated online. Opposite Page: RH Chicago, Gallery at the Historic Three arts Club Right: RH Boston, Gallery at the Historic Museum of Natural History RH London | 7 Burlington Gardens, 1 - 2 Old Burlington Street | Design & Access Statement 11 RH - Design Galleries 1.3.1 RH don’t build retail stores, they build inspiring spaces that are a reflection of human design, a study of balance, symmetry and perfect proportions. Design galleries are filled with fresh air and natural light, with garden courtyards and rooftop parks. RH London will reflect a continuation of their quest to revolutionise physical retailing by bringing architecturally inspiring and immersive brand experiences to life. Spaces that blur the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality. Spaces that create emotional, physical connections in a world moving towards social digital connections. Spaces that activate all of the senses, and experiences that cannot be replicated online. This is evident at RH New York, a six-story adaptive reuse of a historic brick building on an iconic corner in the Meatpacking District, with a rooftop restaurant, wine terrace, New York Night art installation by Alison Berger, and an interior design firm; and at RH Yountville, a five- building compound that is an integration of food, wine, art and design in the heart of the Napa Valley that respects and amplifies the local culture. Spaces that are a refuge from technology, serving to elevate humanity and create a sense of harmony in our world. RH London will be a reflection of the latest thinking and best work to date, with a vision of creating the most innovative retail experience, in one of the most important cities in the world. It will be the result of curating the best people, products, ideas, and inspiration, then carefully integrating each, where the whole becomes more valuable than the parts. The brand will move beyond curating and selling products to conceptualising and selling spaces by building an ecosystem – The World of RH – of products, places, services and spaces that elevate and establish the RH brand as a global thought leader, style, and tastemaker. Top: RH Gallery - Historic Museum of Natural History, Boston Bottom Right: RH Gallery - Yountville, Napa Valley Bottom Left: RH Gallery New York City. 12 RH - Hospitality 1.3.2 RH design galleries blur the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality. The first expression of the hospitality experience was unveiled at RH Chicago, The Gallery at the Three Arts Club, a historic building in Chicago’s famed Gold Coast, in 2015. Today, ten of the Design Galleries across the United States and Canada host a fully integrated hospitality experience, featuring ingredient-driven menus accompanied by a curated selection of artisanal wines and craft beers. Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed hospitality experiences in Chicago and New York, the latter hailed by Forbes as “the perfect place to dine”, we now look to bring this innovative concept to London. With great admiration for the building’s history and architecture, the aim is to re-establish this landmark’s relevance by harmoniously incorporating artistic and aspirational home furnishing installations with an integrated hospitality concept unlike anything that exists in retail. Top: RH Gallery - Columbus Ohio.