Rafayel on the Left Bank
{{Short description|Hotel in Battersea, London}}
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| address = 34 Lombard Road, Battersea
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Rafayel on the Left Bank is a luxury eco hotel at Falcon Wharf, Battersea, London, occupying four floors of a 17 floor building.
Construction
The four-floor eco hotel at Falcon Wharf, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, was converted from vacant offices in an early 2000s building and riverside, engineered by George Wimpey and designed by architect James Burland. The 17-storey building is composed of a range of varied height part-blue-clad curved towers culminating in a right-angle end, and is beside the River Thames, {{convert|100|m}} north of the London Heliport.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100606054027/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/3353627/If-youve-got-it-flaunt-it.html 'If you've got it, flaunt it...Style...bold building designs'] Gwenda Brophy, The Telegraph, Property section. At 2006 What? House Awards, the Falcon Wharf complex was awarded the "Bronze" prize in the "Best Apartment Category".[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113185230/http://www.whathouse.co.uk/TheWhatHouseAwards/WhatHouseAwardWinners2006.aspx "What House Awards, 2006"] What House - new homes portal and awards - Globespan Media group In 2007, Falcon Wharf was joint winner at the British Home Awards in the category of "Apartment Building of the Year – 2007".[http://www.britishhomesawards.com/archive/FalconWharf Falcon Wharf] British Business Awards.
The Rafayal was fitted out and modified by East Anglia Development, according to the designs of Latis Limited, architectural designers.[http://www.sleepermagazine.com/News/320691/rafayel_developer_aims_to_recreate_spirit_of_the_left_bank_with_green_hotel_in_battersea.html Rafayel developer aims to recreate the spirit of the left bank with green hotel in Battersea] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083238/http://www.sleepermagazine.com/News/320691/rafayel_developer_aims_to_recreate_spirit_of_the_left_bank_with_green_hotel_in_battersea.html |date=2011-07-16 }} Sleepermagazine.com The hotel opened in December 2009.[http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/10/21/85042/858/hotels/An_Eco_Hotel_For_London_s_New_Left_Bank "An Eco Hotel for London's New Left Bank] hotelchatter.com
Facilities
Rafayel on the Left Bank comprises 65 bedrooms, conference facilities (with free use of an overhead projector), a penthouse, spa, gym, moorings, restaurant, brasserie, champagne bar, bakery, and florist.[http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/hotel-rafayel-to-open-on-londons-left-bank Hotel Rafayel to open on London's left bank] Businesstraveller.com The hotel is insulated from the other uses in the block by including a full plant level between the commercial and residential levels.
Sustainable development attributes
Its planned design was enhanced by owner Iqbal Latif with the intention of creating an environmentally sustainable 5-star hotel, a shuttle service to a Sloane Square tube station and ample cycle parking.[http://www.hotel-blogs.com/guillaume_thevenot/2009/09/the-hotel-opening-2-rafayel-london-uk.html The hotel opening] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008003456/http://www.hotel-blogs.com/guillaume_thevenot/2009/09/the-hotel-opening-2-rafayel-london-uk.html |date=2009-10-08 }} hotel-blogs.com[http://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WAM/doc/Report-1659116.pdf?extension=.pdf&id=1659116&location=VOLUME6&contentType=application/pdf&pageCount=3 Planning Permission 2007/1908 - Report, 2007] - London Borough of Wandsworth.
In partnership with companies, such as Philips, the hotel has installed energy-efficient lighting and air-conditioning systems and has eliminated the use of plastics.[http://rafayelshotel.blogspot.com/2009/10/tomorrowsworld-today.html Tomorrow's world today] rafayelshotel.blogspot.com (hotel's own blog) The hotel claims that these initiatives, when combined with rainwater harvesting, landscaping, and other green systems, will reduce the carbon emission of each hotel room by 75% from the London average.[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/nov/08/architecture-battersea-redevelopment-stephen-bayley Rafayel on the Left Bank] The Observer/Guardian architecture section, Stephen Bayley
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.hotelrafayel.com/}}
- [http://rafayelshotel.blogspot.com/ Blog for Hotel Rafayel on the Left Bank]
- [http://www.latisgroup.com/ Website of LATIS limited]
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