Atelier Lumen
The Foundry Hotel lobby with industrial heritage details
Hospitality/London/2024

The Foundry Hotel

The Foundry Hotel occupies a Victorian ironworks in Shoreditch. We converted the building into a 42-room boutique hotel that honours industrial heritage while offering the quiet luxury of a private residence.

Brief

The challenge

Listed brick and cast-iron structure imposed strict conservation limits. Guest rooms had to feel intimate despite irregular floorplates and low ceiling heights in parts of the building.

Approach

Design response

We treated each floor as a distinct atmosphere — ground floor public rooms remain raw and voluminous; upper floors soften into plaster, velvet, and warm lighting. Original iron columns are left exposed as spatial anchors.

Hotel bar with exposed brick and warm lighting
Guest suite with velvet headboard
Restaurant with industrial windows
Lobby seating area

Materials

  • Cast iron (restored)
  • Reclaimed brick
  • Plaster limewash
  • Velvet upholstery
  • Aged brass
History stays visible. Comfort arrives quietly.

Project facts

Rooms

42

Duration

28 months

Heritage grade

II*

Photography

Rory Gardiner