Assael designed the scheme to convert the ten-storey Art Deco building in Brentford, West London from its former industrial use to a residential and office complex for Barratt London. It features 111 private apartments, 1700 square metre of offices and a 1500 square metre health club, as well as two landscaped courtyards.
The design practice has preserved the structure of the Wallis House located on the Great Western Road, which was initially designed by the British architectural partnership Wallis Gilbert and Partners. It has also restored some important features such as the original format of the windows and the shoulders and wings of the building.
Wallis House is the centrepiece of the Great West Quarter, a five hectare, £210 million ($327million) wider regeneration scheme. The Great West Quarter features a central piazza which is more than an acre in size, 773 homes and amenities including restaurants, a bar, a health club, an art gallery, a crèche, a hotel and serviced apartments.
Wallis House has received support from English Heritage, the 20th Century Society and the London Borough of Hounslow.
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