Payte has been appointed to provide architectural, regulatory and Principal Designer services for the fit-out of a new premium wellness and beauty destination at Loxton Walk in Marylebone.
The setting
Loxton Walk is a new open-air retail and restaurant courtyard, developed by Derwent London and The Portman Estate. New avenues from Baker Street, Gloucester Place, George Street and Blandford Street lead into it, creating a fresh destination at the heart of Marylebone.
More than interior drawings
Payte’s role goes well beyond the interior design. As well as the architecture, it covers:
- coordinating the Licence to Alter process with the landlord
- acting as Principal Designer (Building Regulations), making sure the fit-out design complies
- managing the interface between the landlord’s base-build works and the tenant fit-out
The challenge: where base build meets fit-out
In a new development, the landlord hands over each unit as a white box, and the tenant builds out from there. At Loxton Walk, parts of the landlord’s white-box works and the incoming tenant works had to be carefully coordinated before occupation and final completion.
Get that interface wrong and the result is clashes on site, rework and delays to opening. Getting it right means the landlord’s approvals, the statutory sign-offs and the fit-out all land together.
Why this matters
On London’s great estates, landlord approvals, statutory compliance and detailed fit-out coordination are not extras. They are part of the architectural service. The appointment reflects Payte’s growing work in high-quality central London commercial and retail environments, where that combination is expected from day one.
Fitting out a unit on a London estate?
Payte provides architecture, Licence to Alter coordination and Principal Designer services for retail, hospitality and wellness fit-outs across central London. Get in touch to talk through your unit.
