A meticulous refurbishment programme on the historic facades of one of London’s most iconic buildings has just completed its first stage, combining heritage restoration with 21st-century technology.
Representing the
first major work to Harrods’ Grade II* – listed facades in the last 80 years, Make
Architects has been coordinating and collaborating with a team of specialist
contractors and craftsman from the UK and Europe to reinstate and restore the
original architecture around the façade, centering on the main entrances,
selected windows and the iconic green awnings.
Using archive information, Make’s ongoing work reinstates and restores the
original features of the Edwardian Baroque and interwar Beaux-Art style
architecture while ensuring functionality marries that with a modern luxury
department store and contemporary brand requirements.
Remodelling of the main entrances and surrounding windows on Brompton Road reinstates the grandeur and ornate design of the Edwardian Baroque period, which features curved entrance windows, detailed historic timber doors and hand-laid mosaic flooring. Lost tracery detailing has also been reinstated above the doors, with dedicated lighting to maximise the improved window height and sense of scale.
Tom Ayers, Project Architect, said: “The design intention was to reverse any unsympathetic alterations to the building fabric over the years, and to strengthen the authentic aesthetic and historic value of the facades to this recognised London landmark.”
