Night view of a restaurant with red awnings, black facade, and illuminated interior. The sign reads 'WILD' with a dog logo featuring a chef hat. Tables and chairs are set outside, and the street is visible in the foreground.

Wild Notting Hill

Considered and careful reorganisation, restoration, and extension to make full use of an existing restaurant space.

Architect: Archer Humphryes Architects
Budget: £2 million
Completed: 2024

Photography: Lesley Lau

A former pub, via a restaurant and shop, was brought back to full use on Westbourne Grove with this careful restoration and reorganisation.

By careful consideration of the function of the proposed restaurant, new stairs to the kitchens as well as many other incremental structural changes were made to extend the restaurant space, bring in more light and deal effectively with the large services requirement of the restaurant.

The existing structure was carefully inspected and back calculated, with strengthening and modifications only installed where required.

The rear extension was designed and built as a lightweight conservatory structure, from a palette of materials reflective of the building as a whole.

Restaurant dining room with brick walls, a large mirror, and warm lighting. Tables are set with white plates, glasses, silverware, and candles. There are chairs and a cushioned corner bench with pillows.
Interior of a cozy restaurant with wooden ceiling, warm lighting, and a bar area with bottles, tables set for dining with wine glasses, and black chairs, creating an elegant ambiance.
Commercial grill with two sections on fire, set against a brick wall in a restaurant kitchen.
Construction site inside a building with exposed brick walls, scaffolding, and a window. Building materials, tools, and equipment are present, indicating ongoing renovation or construction work.
Interior of a building under construction with exposed ceiling panels, scaffolding, construction materials, and a bicycle.
An interior construction site with exposed ceiling framing, scattered construction materials, ladders, and unfinished walls.
Night view of a cozy indoor dining area seen through a large glass window with black frames. The interior features brick walls, warm lighting, and a dining table set with glassware and cloth napkins. The outdoor scene includes greenery at the bottom and a dimly lit building roof in the background.
Interior of a restaurant with dim lighting, wooden ceiling, aesthetic glass globe chandeliers, large windows with black frames, brick wall, and neatly set tables with glasses and plates.
Inside a cozy bar with a well-lit display of liquor bottles on wooden shelves, a marble bar counter with wine glasses, a coffee machine, and bar stools in front.