Thames Foyer, The Savoy
Location: London
Designer: Pierre-Yves Rochon
Architect: ReardonSmith Architects
Main Contractor: Chorus Group
We were commissioned by main contractor Chorus Group to manufacture this elaborate 5.5 metre diameter, 4.0 metre high cast metal gazebo for the 2010 reopening of the iconic London hotel, replicating the original concept designs by Pierre-Yves Rochon. The gazebo features decorative columns and intricate arched filigree panels with an open roof, around a grand piano.
Before casting the ornate panels and egg and dart mouldings, our skilled wood carver hand-carved the patterns from which the moulds were created. The complete structure was finished in a nickel metallic paint with antique over-wash, to contrast the surroundings. The gazebo was assembled in our West Yorkshire workshops before assembling on site.
Natural light floods into the Thames Foyer thanks to a magnificent new 7.5 metre glass concave dome again supplied by Andy Thornton, the design of which has been copied from a drawing of an original dome found in the hotel’s archives.
Find out more about the glass dome in the Thames Foyer
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Thames Foyer, The Savoy, London
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Thames Foyer, The Savoy, London
Gazebo in the Thames Foyer, The Savoy, London
