A DESTINATION VENUE
Offering a new experience for the City of London, The Ned has quickly transformed the financial district into a week-round destination, channelling the glamour of the building’s heyday and embracing its eccentric spaces. The extensive marble clad banking hall on the ground floor has become the hotel’s reception and lobby with an array of restaurant and bar facilities.
‘The Ned presented many design and technical challenges. The Sydell Group has been delighted with the collaborative approach adopted by EPR Architects; they worked very hard with our team to achieve outstanding detailed design solutions delivered with service and diligence.’
Stuart Adolph
Vice President, Development — UK
The Sydell Group
RE-IMAGINING
THE VAULT
The bank’s original vault, complete with a twenty-tonne, two metre wide vault door has been converted into a bar. It is widely believed to be the inspiration for Fort Knox in James Bond’s Goldfinger.
An enormous volume of spiral steel reinforcements had to be removed from the vault walls.
LUTYENS' LEGACY
Many of Lutyens’ original features have been restored and refurbished, such as the stone and marble staircases, period chandeliers, plasterwork, walnut panelling, green verdite columns, and parquet and black-and-white flooring. Fittings unique to the building’s heritage, such as wooden banking counters and safety deposit boxes have also been carefully preserved.
