The iconic Arding & Hobbs building has been a much-loved local landmark for 115 years, but 2025 sees it’s most exciting transformation to date. This spring, the doors of the upper floors will open as The Arding Rooms, Clapham’s first private members club, joining Third Space gym and Botanica Hall in the carefully restored and cleverly renewed space.
Members will be invited to meet, relax and dine in exceptional surroundings. Not only is there a large roof terrace and bar, with cosy seating nooks, extensive planting and panoramic views across London, there’s a show-stopping restaurant planned under a stained glass, domed atrium. For this who are tired of working at the kitchen table, with the distraction pets and children bring, there will be a range of desks and meeting rooms as well – and who knows, you may bump into a friendly face at the coffee counter.
For a building of this calibre, the interiors had to match – the vision from operator x+why is to combine timeless elegance with a modern twist and the images we’ve seen certainly deliver on that. A blend of beautiful, modern aesthetics and ethical design, incorporating themes from the rich heritage of the former department store, will include references to the Arts and Crafts aesthetic, utilising salvaged materials and several notable pieces of antique furniture, with Arding & Hobbs’s central stained glass domed atrium as its centrepiece.
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