剑桥之家酒店及住宅（原In & Out Club）丨英国剑桥丨PDP London

IN & OUT CLUB

Great to see that, at last, renovation works are well under way in Cambridge House, Piccadilly (also known as the In & Out Club). PDP London have been appointed to transform this derelict Palladian style

hotel particulier

, and its adjacent buildings, into the lavish “Cambridge House Hotel & Residences”.

I’ve been fond of Cambridge House since I moved to London, as I would walk past it on my daily commute to work. Such was the sadness of seeing this fine building in a state of abandon - for so long - that I took it upon myself to

work

on it for final project at the Inchbald School of Design. This gave me the chance to get to know it intimately

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with a detailed on site survey first and then endless hours spent on its floorplans.

And this is how Cambridge House will look like once resurrected by PDP London to its former glory - a splendid 5 star hotel, plus seven residential apartments fully serviced by the hotel, right in the heart of London:

Free from the commercial pressure of the real world, my student project was somewhat more radical: a club for artists, curators, collectors, and curious people alike, where they could meet, relax and enjoy contemporary art in a not museum-like environment. Not much of a runner, obviously, but great fun to work on!