Restaurant, Duke of York Square, London

Name: ArchitectureLIVE
Address: Tall Trees, The Cylinders, Fernhurst, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 3EL, GB
Telephone: +441428652018
Price range: £££

As UK agent, ArchitectureLIVE supported the Austrian company, Kollegger Metallbau, to deliver the exclusive Descender Front facade system for the Duke of York Restaurant on the Kings Road.

Curved double-glazed facade raised beneath the planted roof, restaurant pavilion, Duke of York Square, London.

The restaurant, designed by Nex-, is the first building to feature this innovative facade system in the UK. Three 9 metre long curved Descender Fronts lower into the basement and create a seamless, threshold-free connection between the contemporary interior and its famous historic setting.

Arched glazing at the corner, with the stone steps beyond, restaurant pavilion, Duke of York Square, London.

Descender Fronts are bespoke glass or solid “walls” that drop effortlessly and silently into an underground housing. Descender Front solutions can be used for almost any type of building skin, be it solid or glass or a combination of the two. The system can also be fitted into any type of wall construction as a fully-insulated facade element.