| Rafayel on the Left Bank | |
|---|---|
 Falcon Wharf | |
  Location within Greater London | |
| General information | |
| Address | 34 Lombard Road, Battersea |
| Town or city | London, SW11 3RF |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°28′13″N0°10′40″W / 51.4704°N 0.1779°W |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 71 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Rafayel on the Left Bank is a luxury eco hotel at Falcon Wharf, Battersea, London, occupying four floors of a 17 floor building.
The four-floor eco hotel at Falcon Wharf, Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, was converted from vacant offices in an early 2000s building and riverside, engineered by George Wimpey and designed by architect James Burland. The 17-storey building is composed of a range of varied height part-blue-clad curved towers culminating in a right-angle end, and is beside the River Thames, 100 metres (330 ft) north of the London Heliport. [1] At the 2006 What? House Awards, the Falcon Wharf complex was awarded the "Bronze" prize in the "Best Apartment Category". [2] In 2007, Falcon Wharf was joint winner at the British Home Awards in the category of "Apartment Building of the Year – 2007". [3]
The Rafayal was fitted out and modified by East Anglia Development, according to the designs of Latis Limited, architectural designers. [4] The hotel opened in December 2009. [5]
Rafayel on the Left Bank comprises 65 bedrooms, conference facilities (with free use of an overhead projector), penthouse, spa, gym, moorings, restaurant, brasserie, champagne bar, bakery, and florist. [6] The hotel is insulated from the other uses in the block by including a full plant level between the commercial and residential levels.
Its planned design was enhanced by owner Iqbal Latif with the intention of creating an environmentally sustainable 5-star hotel, a shuttle service to a Sloane Square tube station and ample cycle parking. [7] [8]
In partnership with companies, such as Philips, the hotel has installed energy-efficient lighting and air-conditioning systems and has eliminated the use of plastics. [9] The hotel claims that these initiatives, when combined with rainwater harvesting, landscaping, and other green systems, will reduce the carbon emission of each hotel room by 75% from the London average. [10]
Battersea is a large district in southwest London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Charing Cross and extends along the south bank of the Thames Tideway. It includes the 200-acre (0.81 km2) Battersea Park.
Wandsworth Town is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth 4.2 miles (6.8 km) southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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Battersea Town Hall, originally the New Parochial Offices, Battersea, is a Grade II* listed municipal building in Battersea, south London, designed by Edward Mountford and erected between 1891 and 1893 by the Battersea vestry to provide public halls and office space for its staff. The building served for 72 years as the hub of municipal Battersea until the centre of local government was moved to neighbouring Wandsworth in 1965, after which it transitioned to use as a community and arts centre, latterly known as the Battersea Arts Centre.
Battersea Central Library is a public lending library situated on Lavender Hill in Battersea, south-west London. The library was built by the Battersea Vestry between 1889 and 1890, to a design by Edward Mountford, and remains in use in contemporary times as one of Wandsworth Council's libraries, operated by Greenwich Leisure Ltd.
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