Launched in November 2012, the new hotel is the first InterContinental hotel to open in London for over 36 years and involved an investment of £150 million. Located in close proximity to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the hotel is housed within Queen Anne’s Chambers, a former government building dating back to the 1800s.
The 256-guest rooms are spread across six floors and include 45 individually decorated suites with separate lounge and bedroom. Seville 755T easy chairs from Morgan Furniture are featured in every room along with a matching footstool for added comfort. Both were adapted to have a slightly raised height in order to be more visible within the room.
Named after Emmeline Pankhurst, founder of the suffragette movement, Emmeline’s creates a genteel setting for cocktails and champagne, while the adjoining Lobby Lounge serves afternoon teas. Here, Rotunda 313 tub chairs and the higher back Rotunda 315 from Morgan provides an elegant backdrop. The pieces are upholstered in pale fabric and feature a diamond stitch button back detail.
The Club InterContinental Lounge on the first floor provides hotel guests an exclusive enclave. It can also be booked for private meetings. Atlantic 203au chairs with show wood detailing and fully upholstered arms were provided by Morgan as an elegant dining option along with Diva square timber tables. Grouped around the fireplace, in the soft seating area of the Lounge are more Rotunda 313 tub chairs and sofas from Morgan’s Hampton collection with scatter cushions to make guests feel right at home.
Atlantic 203au chairs were also supplied as a desk chair for a number of the bedrooms. In order to fulfil the designer’s brief they were adapted to have a slightly wider and deeper seat and feature fully upholstered leather arms.
The Blue Boar Smokehouse & Bar serving classic comfort food with a distinctly British twist features Milano 2052 chairs from Morgan which provides architectural style and generous comfort for the diners.
Morgan worked closely throughout the project with designers RPW in order to meet exacting standards and adapt some original collections to meet bespoke requirements.
