{"id":580021,"date":"2026-05-12T15:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/580021\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:23:13","slug":"olympia-unveils-new-images-of-completed-parts-of-venues-heatherwick-designed-transformation-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/580021\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympia unveils new images of completed parts of venue\u2019s Heatherwick-designed transformation | News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New bars, restaurants and public spaces are set to open at Olympia this summer<\/p>\n

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Kensington Olympia has unveiled new pictures of its \u00a31.3bn Heatherwick Studio-designed transformation as it announces opening dates for a mix of new bars, restaurants and venues.<\/p>\n

Yoo Capital\u2019s West London scheme was due to open its doors last year but has been delayed by a troubled construction programme which has seen multiple design changes since main contractor Laing O\u2019Rourke started construction in 2021.<\/p>\n

Problems on the scheme are believed to have contributed to Laing O Rourke\u2019s worst ever set of results, when it posted a pre-tax loss of \u00a3288m in November 2023 following disagreements over what it described as \u201csignificant under-valuations\u201d for the job.<\/p>\n

The venue has now announced a \u201cstellar line-up\u201d of summer launches set to open on 15 June, including seven rooftop restaurants and cafes under a huge newly built glazed canopy.<\/p>\n

Also opening next month will be British Airways ARC, a 3,800-capacity live music venue, which will launch on 16 June with two consecutive performances by artist Self Esteem, followed by McFly on 18 June and a five-night Van Morrison residency in September.<\/p>\n

Next to open will be two hotels, the 204-room Hyatt Regency London Olympia and the 146-room citizenM London Olympia, both expected to open in July.<\/p>\n

These venues will add to a restaurant and bar which have already opened in the complex\u2019s grade II*-listed Pillar Hall, which will also contain a 500-capacity music venue set to open this autumn.<\/p>\n

Olympia Way, a 250m-long pedestrianised street leading to the site from Kensginton Olympia, is set to complete later this year alongside an 83m-long and 8m-wide digital screen called Canvas.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a 550,000sq ft office building called One Olympia will open its doors to tenants this year including Premier League\u2019s new content production arm, Premier League Studios.<\/p>\n

Olympia Estates chief executive Michael Volkert said: \u201cThis series of incredible summer openings marks the beginning of an exciting chapter for Olympia, highlighting its evolution into a dynamic new destination where our guests will be able to experience the best of London\u2019s culture, entertainment, and hospitality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olympia said it expects to attract around 3.5million visitors each year once fully open.<\/p>\n

SPPARC has also provided design work on parts of the scheme with others on the team including QS Gardiner & Theobald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Full screen in popup New bars, restaurants and public spaces are set to open at Olympia this summer…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-580021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}