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from the bodywork of a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Counter lights are created from Lucas Racing Lights with a central chandelier made from blades from a Concorde Olympus 593 Turbine. Walls are leather panelled, with seating a combination of pieces inspired by Rolls-Royce and Bentley car interiors and bodywork, designs by Humphryes and design classics. Artwork further references the Brooklands heritage.
At the end of the bar is the Napier Railton Room, a small but glamorous entertaining space encased in gleaming aluminium inspired by the bodywork of the car. Cream leather upholstered furniture and classic luggage trunks further evoke the glamour of travel from a bygone era. There are two further bijou spaces dedicated to cigars and smoking off the lift lobby. A walk-in tabac/humidor has joinery inspired by the mahogany and brass rivets of early cars, and houses artfully displayed collections of connoisseur cigars. Nearby, a tasting room is another stylish, Art Deco infused space, with leather and okoume timber panelling and rosewood and sycamore marquetry.
Humphryes particularly likes the view through the various linking circulation spaces from the bar to the restaurant, reached in the other direction from the lift lobby. Dining guests first pass through a circular trophy room with marquetry walls depicting scenes from Brooklands races, and badges from iconic car brands.
Top Classy touches, such as a walk-in humidor, provide a sense of sophistication to the ambience of the hotel bar
From left The painstakingly crafted Art Deco interiors and exquisite lighting provide a luxurious setting for socialising as well as conducting business
Sleek and bold, the dining room itself, says David Archer, is quite futuristic compared with those of most grand hotels. The design inspiration is Concorde with a gleaming model of a Concorde stretching 13.6m long above the dining table. For this, Humphryes worked from the original hand drawings in the Brooklands Museum and Air France archives, with the undercarriage modelled from a 3D scan. The bespoke carpets depict a map of the night sky across Concorde’s route, and ribbed walls to suggest the wave path of the flying plane. A private dining room is modelled in sycamore wood inspired by a section of Concorde fuselage.
To some, the idea of a restaurant and bar inspired by a historic motor-racing track and aircraft engineering centre in Surrey may seem a little incongruous in the heart of London. But at Brooklands, Humphryes goes for it full throttle, and pulls it off in style.
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