Gillette Corner in West London, United Kingdom

February 16, 2011 Category: Commercial Building, Hotel

Gillette Corner that located in West London, United Kingdom, was designed by HOK International. The hotel and business complex is expected to bring the equivalent of over 2,200 full-time jobs to the area and the project will also deliver substantial improvements to local public transport. The building’s restoration and development has also been designed to meet the city’s Mayoral targets, which require new developments to cut their carbon emissions by sourcing 20% of energy through onsite renewable sources.

The design includes motion-sensitive and low-energy lighting throughout. The building’s 1930s design presented very specific challenges when designing the hotel’s 505 bedrooms, conference rooms, swimming pool and health centre. While the historic front building contains four floors with very high ceilings, the newly built rear will house five floors and reconciling these was one of the design’s most complicated aspects.

Gillette Corner design by HOK International