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“Retro-futurist Brutalist playground”
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Vibe
A red pill elevator shoots up the Brutalist concrete facade into a playground of seventies saturated colors, communal library vinyl sessions, and rooftop parties.
“Retro-futurist Brutalist playground”
Shawn Hausman's retro-futuristic interiors blend bold seventies palettes, curved geometry, and an exterior red pill lift.
A buzzing circuit spanning tenth-floor late-night lounge Sweeties, an open-air rooftop bar, and ground-floor Double Standard.
The 1974 Brutalist Camden Town Hall Annexe restored with original precast concrete waffle facades and curved windows.
In King's Cross, directly opposite St Pancras International and King's Cross railway stations.
Rooms
Saturated cobalt and mustard tones meet grooved timber walls, while top-floor suites add alfresco soaking tubs framing the gothic towers of St Pancras.
Backstory
Architects transformed the 1974 Camden Town Hall Annexe, preserving its precast concrete waffle facade while crowning it with a three-story steel extension.
Eat & drink
Ride the exterior lift up to Decimo for live-fire Spanish-Mexican dishes, then drift into velvet-clad Sweeties for late-night cocktails and DJ sets.
The neighborhood
Directly opposite St Pancras International, the hub puts Eurostar departures and the revitalized King's Cross canal district right at your doorstep.
“Brutalist architecture is back in a big way — good news for London, which is practically swimming in the stuff.”
The app
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