Visitors to The Garrison Club at Chelsea Barracks are greeted by the art-deco inspired lobby
Chelsea Barracks in Belgravia is one of the most spectacular luxury developments in the world. And at its heart is the semi-secret Garrison Club, a discreet private space where an all-star team of concierges look after their residents every need, as Anna Tyzack discovers
It?s a typical Belgravia street scene ? majestic townhouses, gleaming black railings, sausage dogs, cyclists and shoppers. Yet behind the pale stone buildings of Chelsea Barracks is a secret organisation, working 24/7 to ensure the residents of London?s newest neighbourhood want for nothing. ?Anything?s possible,? explains André Bremermann, general manager of Chelsea Barracks. ?From private jets to movie screenings, from business meetings to introductions to prep schools ? we have the relationships in place to make these things happen.? Follow LUX on Instagram: luxthemagazine
The Garrison Club is not dissimilar to the Society of the Crossed Keys in Wes Anderson?s 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel ? it?s formed of leading concierge staff from five-star hotels, as well as prime developments such as One Hyde Park and 199 Knightsbridge. Never before has a service on this scale been available to an entire community ? every resident in the 5-hectare Chelsea Barracks development is automatically a member. ?What we?re doing here is unique,? Bremermann says. ?Chelsea Barracks is not a gated community, it?s a new and excit...