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Case studies & relevant experience

Proven experience across high-value, programme-critical and operationally complex schemes.

The point isn't just that we've seen similar projects. It's that Vanor knows where complexity converts into cost, delay, risk and funding uncertainty.

CASE STUDY · 01 Mayfair, London W1

The Westbury Hotel, Mayfair

Hospitality · Repurpose & New Build · Mayfair W1

Client: private hotel owner
Sector: Hospitality — luxury hotel, repurpose and new build
Scheme size: 196-room luxury hotel (relaunching as St Regis London); new double basement, rear and two-storey extensions, new grand entrance, signature restaurant, bar and wellness facilities; BREEAM Excellent
Role and period: Project management, client interface and completion — role held by Barry Winters prior to Vanor; programme advisory and delivery oversight by Graeme Kyle prior to Vanor
Focus: Audited the project position, built the close-out strategy, supported the refinancing with funder and investment-committee reporting, set a governance and escalation rhythm, and drove the project towards completion and commissioning readiness.
"The role was to bring clarity to complexity — helping the client evidence control, protect confidence and establish a credible route through refinancing, completion and opening."
CASE STUDY · 02 Covent Garden, London WC2

The Other House, Covent Garden

Hospitality · Refurbishment, Extension & Listed Repurposing

Client: hospitality operator
Sector: Hospitality — refurbishment, extension and listed-building repurposing
Scheme size: 146 high-end long-stay rooms across seven buildings on an island site, four of them listed; large extension, new basement levels, new structure and façade works, high-end fit-out; BREEAM Excellent
Role and period: Project management, design and delivery coordination — Barry Winters prior to Vanor; governance, programme controls and delivery assurance — Graeme Kyle prior to Vanor
Focus: Made the interfaces visible and owned: mapped dependencies across listed fabric, structure, MEP and fit-out, set a reporting and escalation rhythm, and ran completion governance focused on quality, schedule and the client's opening requirements.
"On complex multi-building schemes, interface management is not an administrative task — it is the critical determinant of whether you achieve completion."
CASE STUDY · 03 City of London, EC4

100 Fetter Lane, EC4

Commercial · Grade A Office & Retail · City of London

Client: institutional developer
Sector: Commercial — Grade A office and retail redevelopment
Scheme size: 146,000 sq ft Grade A office, 3,800 sq ft retail and 7,700 sq ft landscaped terraces; demolition of 100–108 Fetter Lane, two new basement levels, 12 upper storeys plus roof plant, new pedestrian route and pocket square
Role and period: Project management and procurement strategy — prior role, pre-construction through main-contract procurement
Focus: Set the project route map from the outset, defining sequence, decision gateways and financial commitments; led the contractor procurement strategy and the report and recommendation for the main contract; coordinated design, logistics and interface planning.
"Commercial redevelopment demands a clear route map: consents, design, procurement, sequencing and financial gateways all need to align before construction commitment."

Relevant Experience Base

Experience listed reflects projects our directors have worked on across their careers in prior roles, rather than all undertaken under Vanor Advisory.

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Hospitality / complex remodelling

The Westbury Hotel · The Other House Covent Garden · Bear Gardens Apart Hotel

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Commercial offices

50 Fenchurch Street £500m · 100 Fetter Lane · WeWork Devonshire Square · 125 Shaftesbury Avenue

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Residential / mixed use

Lots Road Power Station £1bn scheme · Brighton PRS (Moda) £220m · Taberner House · Fulham Reach · One Bayshill Road

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Mission critical / industrial

Apple data centres Denmark £700m and China £750m · News International Project HAL

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Public / education / MOD

Royal School of Military Engineering £300m · Kent Academies · Basildon Upper Academy · Glencorse Barracks

CONFIDENTIAL ADVISORY

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Speak directly with directors Barry Winters MAPM and Graeme Kyle MAPM to assess programme risk, ground-truth positioning, or fund monitoring requirements.

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