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Created in 1869, Reborn in 2021.

The meticulous redesign has been overseen by acclaimed Parisian architect and designer Hugo Toro, who has worked alongside owner and renowned hotelier Harry Handelsman (Chiltern Firehouse, The Stratford), to create a design which brings the room to life by blending old and new influences. Booking Office 1869 is the first UK-commission for Hugo, who has previously led the design for restaurants in France including La Scène, Perruche and GiGi de Ramatuelle. Working collaboratively with Harry, Hugo was hugely influenced by the strong patterns and colours of the hotel's iconic Grand Staircase, which in turn inspired him to create a Victorian-style Winter Garden, serving as a gateway to Europe through the use of lively and eccentric patterns, fabrics and features.

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    HUGO TORO

    Franco-Mexican architect Hugo Toro originally trained in Vienna, the United States and at the Penninghen school in Paris (from which he graduated in 2012). Inspired by discoveries made during trips around the world, he ended up settling in France and becoming an architect and interior designer. He has since worked on a number of acclaimed projects including designing restaurants such as Perruche, Blanche and the Michelin-starred La Scene, as well as private apartments and villas, boutiques in France and hotels abroad. Spring 2021 saw the opening of his latest interior design project, Gigi de Ramatuelle, which will be followed by Gigi Paris on Avenue Montaigne, which has also been overseen by Hugo. He has also recently overseen the design of the new Orient Express boutique at La Samaritaine. Autumn 2021 will see new restaurants designed by him open across Paris, the Alps and London. Hugo has always endeavoured to produce a narrative architecture for each project by engaging both the context and constraints of each place. He is known for his love of playing with contrasts, working with raw and noble materials, to create detail-led pieces which are admired for their simplicity and polish.
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  • 1869
    St. Pancras station was completed in 1869 and is one of the wonders of Victorian engineering. Along with the former Midland Grand Hotel, it is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic architecture and one of the most elegant stations in the World. Booking Office is the original ticket office for St. Pancras station.
  • 1873
    The Midland Grand Hotel was designed by George Gilbert Scott, which opened in 1873 and closed in 1935. The hotel was closed due to high maintence cost.
  • 2011
    The St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel opened on 14 March 2011 to guests; however, the formal Grand Opening was on 5 May - exactly 138 years after its original opening in 1873
  • 2021
    A reimagining of the station's original, 19th century ticket hall, celebrated French designer Hugo Toro has created a Victorian-style Winter Garden, showcasing a visual dialogue with the space's extraordinary heritage. 
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