‘Chaos Mundaka’ to go on display in Mayfair

A large sculpture will be temporarily displayed in Mayfair’s Brown Hart Gardens after Westminster City Council gave planning consent.

‘Chaos Mundaka’ by American sculptor, Jedd Novatt, is just over 4m tall and sculpted from bronze. Novatt says of the work, “its sturdiness is practical, and I associate it with something lasting and heroic”.

The work, part of a series of ‘Chaos’ pieces by the artist, was originally commissioned in 2008 by art collector Mary Spencer in memory of her late husband, Sash, and then donated to the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Local landowners, Grosvenor, in association with Hamiltons Gallery are responsible for bringing the piece, which was built in Spain, to Mayfair. It’s already been seen this year at the Beyond Limits exhibition at the Chatsworth estate in the Peak District.

‘Chaos Mundaka’ will be installed soon and will remain in Brown Hart Gardens for six months.

Balderton Street hotel gets planning consent

A Grade-II listed former Mayfair garage will be turned into a new 75-bedroom hotel.

Westminster Council has given planning consent for Grosvenor to convert 8 Balderton Street in to a new boutique hotel.

The art deco building, overlooking Brown Hart Gardens, was designed in the mid 1920s by Wimperis & Simpson.

Sarah-Jane Curtis, Retail Investment Director at Grosvenor said:

“We are delighted to have secured planning consent for this landmark building, and we are in detailed discussions with Chris Corbin and Jeremy King as partners for the investment in this project. They have a proven track record for not only operating high quality restaurants, but also their attention to detail and sympathetic treatment of buildings taking into account their environmental context. This will, we believe, facilitate the creation of a fabulous amenity in Mayfair for residents, workers and visitors.”

The hotel will incorporate public art by artist Antony Gormley – famous for the Angel of the North and the fourth plinth’s One & Other – which will be an “inhabitable sculpture to be used as a guestroom.”

It is intended that the new hotel will be operational by early 2013.

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