Andre Fu designs a new suite at the Berkeley Hotel, London

 The Berkeley Hotel
For his first European project, Hong Kong-based architect Andre Fu has teamed up with The Berkeley Hotel in London to create its new super suite, The Opus.
(Image credit: Christoffer Rudquist)

We have been keeping a keen eye on Hong Kong-based architect Andre Fu over the last few years and, with major hotels like Singapore's Fullerton Bay and Hong Kong's The Upper House under his belt, it seems apt that his first foray into Europe should see him team up with luxury London establishment, the Berkeley Hotel. The designer has created its new super suite, The Opus.

'Andre's ethos of creating true living spaces - architecturally done, and embellished with simple but beautiful details - means the Opus Suite will provide the finest luxury experience for the global traveller,' says Maybourne Hotel Group CEO Stephen Alden.

With views of Hyde Park and Knightsbridge, the new suite comprises a living space, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms (including a 300 sq ft master bathroom covered entirely in solid marble). An exercise in understated indulgence, it incorporates bamboo and limestone surfaces, offset with bronze accents in a muted palette of greens and mushroom tones.

'My interiors are visually calm and balanced,' says Fu. 'There's symmetry in my work which goes beyond decoration; I like to feel that guests will experience an emotional connection to the space they are in.'

Bespoke furnishings and art - all handpicked by Fu himself, with the help of Hong Kong-based art consultant Alison Pickett - add elegance to the surroundings. Guests can also take advantage of the talents of the hotel's resident Michelin-starred chefs Marcus Wareing and Pierre Kofmann and indulge in a specially created menu which can be served in the suite's dining room.

Bedrooms and bathrooms

The new suite comprises a living space, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms and two bathrooms (including a 300 sq ft master bathroom covered entirely in solid marble)

(Image credit: Christoffer Rudquist)

Boasts bamboo and limestone surfaces

An exercise in understated indulgence, it boasts bamboo and limestone surfaces, offset with bronze accents in a muted palette of greens and mushroom tones

(Image credit: Christoffer Rudquist)

Bespoke furnishings and artworks

Bespoke furnishings and artworks - all handpicked by Fu himself, with the help of Hong Kong-based art consultant Alison Pickett - add elegance to the space

(Image credit: Christoffer Rudquist)

ADDRESS

The Berkeley Hotel

Wilton Place,
Knightsbridge
London
SW1X 7RL

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Lauren Ho is the Travel Director of Wallpaper*,  roaming the globe, writing extensively about luxury travel, architecture and design for both the magazine and the website. Lauren serves as the European Academy Chair for the World's 50 Best Hotels.