Specification

Colour & materials

The interior at The Groves is a warm, hospitality-led scheme: olive and Mediterranean-dusk tones over cream, with matt black detailing and light oak, set against exposed brick and concrete, a nod to the canal-side warehouses of Piccadilly Basin.

CGI of Suite G4 desking with exposed brick and a screen wall — Suite G4 desking with exposed brick and a screen wall.

The palette

A Mediterranean scheme

Heritage olive

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Olive

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Brushed brass (outdoor sign)

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Light oak

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Elephant's Breath

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Vert de Terre

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Warm cream

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Forest

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Dusk indigo

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Warm black

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Wall colours

Two colours, wall by wall

Colours shown are indicative screen representations; final colours are matched to the manufacturers’ physical samples.

Elephant's Breath

Farrow & Ball, No. 229

Warm greige. Alternates wall by wall with Vert de Terre in every suite; corridors, café and entrance above the dado

Vert de Terre

Farrow & Ball, No. 234

Soft green. Alternates wall by wall with Elephant's Breath (the picture wall is always Vert de Terre); dado panelling in the café and entrance

Materials & finishes

Specified throughout

Flooring

Carpet

Balsan César Dalle carpet tile, colour 330

All 12 suites, meeting rooms, corridors + stairs

Oak-effect herringbone LVT

Balsan Dryback 55 LVT, oak-effect herringbone, shade 620

Coffee & wine bar, reception + entrance lobby

Kitchen flooring

Balsan Dryback 55 LVT, Terrace Beige, shade 725, stone-look tile

Communal kitchen

WC flooring

Off-white safety vinyl, slip resistance R10 or better

WCs, shower + stores

Metalwork & electrical

Sockets & switches

MK Edge, black

Throughout

Ironmongery, handles & rails

Matt black ironmongery, kitchen handles, dado and foot rails; Oakenshaw access control

Doors, kitchens, rails, entry throughout

Taps & sanitaryware

RAK Feeling matt black sanitaryware, matt black taps + accessories

WCs & shower

Outdoor signage

Lettering in a brushed brass finish

Building entrance

Lighting

Architectural fittings

XAL architectural lighting

Suites, corridors, communal (per lighting plans)

Decorative pendants

Rattan shades on matt black pendant sets

Coffee & wine bar + selected suites

Wall & picture lights

Matt black globe wall lights + matt black picture lights

Suites, meeting rooms + corridors

Acoustic baffles

XAL Xilence SIVERA 25, Limestone

Every suite

Surfaces & joinery

Ceilings & fabric

Exposed concrete soffit, unpainted, services left exposed; exposed brick + concrete perimeter

Throughout

Dado panelling

Vert de Terre dado panelling with a matt black rail

Café + entrance lobby

Doors

Light oak FD30S doors; suite entrance doors with a glazed vision panel

Throughout

Kitchen

DIY Kitchens Bramley in Sage, natural oak carcass, White Marble quartz; Fibo Cracked Cement splashback + bar counter front

Communal kitchen + coffee bar

WC walls

Waterproof wall panels; pale sage tiled skirting + basin splashbacks

WCs & shower

Window dressing

Floor-length ivory FR sheer voiles on a white track

Windows throughout

Acoustic art

GIK Acoustics art panels: art that doubles as acoustic treatment

Suites & meeting rooms

See it in person

Practical completion is targeted for Q1 2027. Get in touch to view samples and reserve your suite.

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