The Chancery Rosewoood – 30 Grosvenor Square
Adaptive re-use of listed U.S. Embassy building into a new cultural destination and luxury hotel
The Chancery Rosewood is a prestigious luxury hotel occupying the former United States Embassy in Mayfair. Located on 30 Grosvenor Square, the redevelopment of this iconic grade II listed landmark has transformed a building of international significance into a premier destination for hospitality, dining and wellness.
Specialist Heritage and Townscape advice
We supported Qatari Diar in preparing and submitting planning and listed building consent applications to Westminster City Council for the redevelopment of 30 Grosvenor Square, formerly the Embassy of the United States of America.
Our Heritage and Townscape expertise was an integral part of the strategy to secure planning permission and listed building consent, enabling the transformation of this highly significant grade II listed modernist building.
Image credit: Edmund Sumner Photography
From conception to completion
We supported the adaptive re‑use of the former U.S. Embassy completed in 1960 as London’s first purpose‑built chancery building and remembered as the backdrop to major anti‑Vietnam War protests in 1968.
Providing specialist Heritage and Townscape advice, we worked closely with David Chipperfield Architects and engaged proactively with Historic England to develop a sensitive, high-quality design response for this landmark heritage asset. Through presentations to the London Advisory Committee and ongoing stakeholder engagement, we helped ensure the scheme met national and local heritage requirements while preserving and enhancing the building's architectural and historic significance.
Enabled the successful redevelopment of The Chancery Rosewood into a world-class luxury hotel and hospitality destination. Now fully completed and operational, the project has brought the historic building back into active use while preserving and enhancing its architectural and heritage significance.
