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Duke of York Restaurant in Chelsea
Commercial Building Development in London, UK – design by Nex-architecture
12 Dec 2019
Duke of York Restaurant
Architects: Nex-architecture
Location: Chelsea, London, England, UK

Duke of York Restaurantforms the final element in the redevelopment of Duke of York Square, the new restaurant building for Cadogan offers both visitors and locals an exciting new leisure destination in the heart of Chelsea. Housed within the space is Vardo ? a stylish new restaurant space for Caravan Restaurants ? and the building also incorporates a striking rooftop garden, enhancing the public realm in the midst of the bustling King?s Road.
The restaurant?s ambitiously sculptural form is defined by a ribbon-like, spiralling concrete wall. In a graceful addition to the historic area, this creates a thoughtful continuation of the adjacent Grade 2 listed wall of the Duke of York Headquarters, while giving the restaurant an unmistakably contemporary character. Set within the wall, large openings provide access to the main restaurant space, drawing upon a classically-informed colonnade in their arrangement.

The dynamic curves of the large plate glass windows within the colonnade are housed within bespoke steel frames to prevent the need for horizonal mullions and continue the seamless simplicity of the design. In line with this, these glass panels are also completely ...