The exterior of a
prestigious four star London hotel has been completely refreshed by the team
from Novus Property Solutions who repainted the exterior façade.
Located in the
heart of Kensington, just a few minutes’ walk from the Natural History Museum,
Royal Albert Hall and Harrods, the Park International Hotel is a contemporary
171-bedroom hotel housed in a stunning converted Georgian style town house.
The hotel is one of
148 gold standard serviced accommodation, hotel residences and boutique
lifestyle hotels across Europe, Middle East, Africa, North Asia, Southeast Asia
and Australia owned by Frasers Hospitality Group.
The hotel’s beautiful
white painted façade is in keeping with the building’s Georgian heritage and
reflects the style of the street, creating the perfect first impression for
hotel guests as they arrive. With a date set for a VIP guest to visit the hotel,
the redecoration of the exterior paintwork had to be completed to a strict five
week deadline from start to finish.
Seven operatives from
Novus’ Leighton Buzzard office repainted the front façade of the hotel on the
ground and first floors up to the balcony height, in addition to all the
windows, doors, steps and metal railings. Novus specified the products
required, with a colour scheme of black, white and silver used to remain true
to hotel’s style.
Dulux Weathershield
Smooth Masonry paint was used for the blockwork. The high performance paint is
formulated to resist flaking, peeling and mould staining as well as being UV
resistant, meaning that the hotel’s exterior will remain bright white for years
to come, whatever the weather. Undercoat and gloss from the Dulux Weathershield
range was applied to the metal railings as well as the exterior windows and
doors to ensure a long-lasting, weather-resistant finish for the hotel.
A two part water-based
Epoxy floor paint from Johnstone’s was used for the hotel’s steps with a powder
applied in between coats to create the anti-slip effect and ensure a hard
hardwearing finish was achieved.
As well as the tight
five-week deadline, the project also posed the challenge of access particularly
regarding scaffolding due to its location on an extremely busy road in the
middle of Kensington.
Jamie Grant, contracts
agent from Novus commented: “The timescale was very tight and there was no
scope for delay due to the chairman’s visit, but we rose to the challenge to
deliver it on time as agreed. While we had to work around the clock to complete
within the five week deadline, but the team were constantly mindful of hotel
staff and guests to ensure that the works didn’t cause any disruption.”
