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Underneath the railway arches between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo an
innovative restaurant and bar has been created. This is the third restaurant in
the chain, the previous ones being in Commercial Road, E14, Waterloo and
Kennington. The challenge to transform the two arches into a Thai restaurant was
increased when it became apparent that no fixings to the internal faces of the
arches were permitted. Therefore an independent structure was built inside the
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The design of the
restaurant has been based upon a Thai Buddhist Temple complete with a ‘gold’
ceiling. At the rear of the building is the kitchen, staff accommodation and
customer toilets, all fitted out to a very high standard. |
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(Pictures courtesy of Whittaker Prestidge Architects) |
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The
fast track first phase of the development hit the opening date, which was
dictated by the first match in the 2006 Football World Cup.
The second phase of the project provides private rooms at
first floor level and includes a state of the art golf simulator.
Although the project
has presented a number of challenges throughout the 26 week construction period
all involved with the contract agreed that the site meetings are the best they
attend - excellent food and company make all the difference!
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Client: |
Thai Silk
(Waterloo) Ltd |
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Architect: |
Whittaker
Prestidge Architects |
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Project
Manager: |
The NTN
Partnership |
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Employers
Agent: |
The NTN
Partnership |
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Structural
Engineer: |
Stuart Thomas
& Associates |
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Contractor: |
Total
Construction |
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Value: |
£0.6 m (both
phases) |
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