Case study:
The Londoner Hotel, Leicester Square. WC2H
The Londoner Hotel, Leicester Square. WC2H
Located in the heart of London’s West End, The Londoner is a major new development on the world-renowned Leicester Square.
The luxurious 5-star hotel offers 350 rooms and 35 suites, multiple restaurants and lounges, a rooftop bar and underground spa with swimming pool, Odeon cinema and a 1,000-capacity ballroom.
At 30m deep and with six levels below ground, the hotel is the deepest habitable-grade commercial building basement in London, and among the deepest in the world.
Situated within a constrained site measuring less than 50m by 50m, 75,000m3 of London clay was excavated prior to construction, enough to fill 26 Olympic swimming pools.
The basement houses exceptional leisure and banqueting facilities including a two-screen, Odeon cinema, with a further nine levels above ground. The Londoner will be an impressive new London landmark and city destination, with the 15 level hotel is set to transform London’s hospitality scene.
LOCATION
Leicester Square, London.
DATE OF WORKS
April 2018 – September 2020.
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Blue Sky Building
ARCHITECT
Woods Bagot
Works carried out
Installation of screeds to all 6 basement levels, ground and upper floors over 2 years, including:
- Fast drying screeds.
- Heavy duty screeds.
- Polymer modified screeds.
- Bonded, unbonded and floating screeds.
- Screeds on acoustic membranes.
- BRE Drop Hammer Testing to all areas.
Kevin Morris - Senior Design Manager, Ashe Construction
