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In pictures: BDP transforms Royal Albert Hall boiler house into artists’ bar

By 2026-01-13T12:51:00

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Source: BDP

A hospitality venue clad in brass and bronze has replaced the concert hall’s industrial steam powerhouse

BDP has converted the Royal Albert Hall’s steam boiler house into a bar for performers and guests.

The new subterranean hospitality venue has seen the preservation of many of the 150-year-old room’s original materials, which were recast in resin and embedded within a patinated steel staircase and feature wall.

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