Plans to turn London's iconic BT Tower into luxury hotel unveiled

Early designs for the transformation of London’s iconic BT Tower into a hotel with a new public square have been revealed.

Plans to turn London's iconic BT Tower into luxury hotel unveiled. Early designs for the transformation of London’s iconic BT Tower into a hotel with a new public square have been revealed. Opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the 177-metre (600ft) tower in Fitzrovia served as a major telecommunications hub for decades. MCR plans to submit a full application to Camden Council in September. The “heritage sensitive” redevelopment, led by Orms Architects, will include a restoration of the tower while granting public access to the site for the first time in nearly half a century, the company said. The designs feature a publicly accessible square beside the hotel’s reception along with spaces for retail and foot outlets, plus pedestrian walkways allowing visitors to stand at the tower’s base for the “first time ever”. Above the...