Rafayel on the Left Bank is a luxury eco hotel at Falcon Wharf, Battersea, London, occupying four floors of a 17 floor building.
| Rafayel on the Left Bank | |
|---|---|
 Falcon Wharf | |
  Location within Greater London | |
| General information | |
| Address | 34 Lombard Road, Battersea |
| Town or city | London, SW11 3RF |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°28′13″N 0°10′40″W / 51.4704°N 0.1779°W |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 71 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Construction
editThe four-floor eco hotel at Falcon Wharf, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, was converted from vacant offices in an early 2000s building and riverside, engineered by George Wimpey and designed by architect James Burland. The 17-storey building is composed of a range of varied height part-blue-clad curved towers culminating in a right-angle end, and is beside the River Thames, 100 metres (330 ft) north of the London Heliport.[1] At the 2006 What? House Awards, the Falcon Wharf complex was awarded the "Bronze" prize in the "Best Apartment Category".[2] In 2007, Falcon Wharf was joint winner at the British Home Awards in the category of "Apartment Building of the Year – 2007".[3]
The Rafayal was fitted out and modified by East Anglia Development, according to the designs of Latis Limited, architectural designers.[4] The hotel opened in December 2009.[5]
Facilities
editRafayel on the Left Bank comprises 65 bedrooms, conference facilities (with free use of an overhead projector), penthouse, spa, gym, moorings, restaurant, brasserie, champagne bar, bakery, and florist.[6] The hotel is insulated from the other uses in the block by including a full plant level between the commercial and residential levels.
Sustainable development attributes
editIts planned design was enhanced by owner Iqbal Latif with the intention of creating an environmentally sustainable 5-star hotel, a shuttle service to a Sloane Square tube station and ample cycle parking.[7][8]
In partnership with companies, such as Philips, the hotel has installed energy-efficient lighting and air-conditioning systems and has eliminated the use of plastics.[9] The hotel claims that these initiatives, when combined with rainwater harvesting, landscaping, and other green systems, will reduce the carbon emission of each hotel room by 75% from the London average.[10]
References
edit- ^ 'If you've got it, flaunt it...Style...bold building designs' Gwenda Brophy, The Telegraph, Property section.
- ^ "What House Awards, 2006" What House - new homes portal and awards - Globespan Media group
- ^ Falcon Wharf British Business Awards.
- ^ Rafayel developer aims to recreate the spirit of the left bank with green hotel in Battersea Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine Sleepermagazine.com
- ^ "An Eco Hotel for London's New Left Bank hotelchatter.com
- ^ Hotel Rafayel to open on London's left bank Businesstraveller.com
- ^ The hotel opening Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine hotel-blogs.com
- ^ Planning Permission 2007/1908 - Report, 2007 - London Borough of Wandsworth.
- ^ Tomorrow's world today rafayelshotel.blogspot.com (hotel's own blog)
- ^ Rafayel on the Left Bank The Observer/Guardian architecture section, Stephen Bayley