Projects in Practice: The OWO

Webinar

Friday 22 March 2024
10:00 - 11:00

The OWO © Model Works

The team behind The OWO will collectively present the technical details behind the exemplary restoration of the former Old War Office into a luxury hotel.

In this Projects in Practice webinar, NLA shines a spotlight on The OWO, the restoration of Britain’s 20th Century Old War Office into a 5* Luxury hotel.

The Grade II* listed former government headquarters has been carefully and extensively renovated across an eight-year period. From the hand-laid mosaic floors to the oak panelling and the marble staircase, an assortment of artisan craftspeople worked meticulously to restore the building to its former grandeur.

Taking full advantage of the site, the team extended up, with rooftop extensions of between 1 and 3 storeys, as well as down, excavating four new basement levels beneath the existing building – requiring complex engineering intervention to minimise impact on the existing fabric.

This Project in Practice webinar brings together the team of developers, architects, and engineers behind The OWO to deliver a detailed presentation on the processes and methods behind this exemplary hotel project, guided by sensitive conservation principles.

Programme

10:00
Welcome from Chair
Roxane McMeeken, Director, ING Media

10:05
The OWO

Madani Sow, CEO, Westminster Development Services

Maria Ashton, Vice President, Head of Development Luxury Brands – Northern Europe, Accor

Geoff Hull, Director, EPR

Adam Smith, Associate Director, Elliott Wood

10:30
Panel discussion

10:45
Q&A

11:00
End

Download Speaker Presentations

Madani-Sow-WDS.pdf
Geoff-Hull-EPR.pdf
Maria-Ashton-Accor.pdf
Adam-Smith-Elliott-Wood.pdf

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Speaker biographies

Roxane McMeeken

Director, ING Media

Geoff Hull

Director, EPR Architects

Adam Smith

Associate Director, Elliott Wood

Maria Ashton

Vice President, Head of Luxury Development, Accor Northern Europe

Madani Sow

CEO, Westminster Development Services Limited

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