Gracechurch Street Hotel by Club Quarters – a Holloway Li design • Hotel Designs

Purpose-built in 1913 as a bank for HSBC, the Grade II-listed Gracechurch Street Hotel by Club Quarters remains a landmark of London’s City. Now, with early modernist-influenced interiors by Holloway Li, the building’s striking Beaux-Arts style has had new life breathed into its historic framework – seamlessly blending the past and the present.

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Stepping into the Gracechurch Street Hotel, guests are immediately met with a striking interplay of old and new. Clean lines and a restrained palette contrast with the richness of the materials and intricate detailing of the building’s original features, which Holloway Li has carefully preserved.

“We wanted the new design elements to stand apart, allowing them to…