Café Royal, Regent Street London

The works involved:

A full condition survey of all three building facades to identify all repairs/ replacements of existing natural and reconstituted stone.
Cleaning all facades with specialist cleaning methods varying from Hodge Clemco, Doff System, Joss Cleaning, Neb water cleaning and Poultice.
Repointing works matching existing mortar stone joint to various facades.
Taking down vast amounts of masonry to expose the Regent Street diseases to the structural steel that is causing dislodgment and structural damage to masonry.
Structural steel treatment by removal of corrosion using the Hodge Clemco and treatment with epoxy paint to prevent recurrence.
Steel fabrication works to railings, repairs and re painting.
Creating new openings for shop fronts by designing stone to matching existing moldings, cills and detail.
Dismantling and replacing 11no. stone dormers on the Regent Street elevation with stone matching original detail and profiles.
Design and construction of the Air Street Mansard, units as large as 3 tons each.
Granite indenting works and replacement units to low levels matching existing type.
Screeding to the main cornices to all elevations to create a fall away from the building when raining.
Lead weathering to all cornices.

Client
Barco Investments BV
Project Manager
Manly Development Services Ltd
Architect
David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer
Scott Wilson
Construction Manager
Mace
Façade Consultant
AKS Ward Lister Beare
Specialist Contractor
Stonewest Ltd
Value
£1.4million
Date
2011-2012