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==History and description==
==History and description==
The building was designed in by architects [[Raymond Hood]] and [[Gordon Jeeves]] in the [[art deco]] style as the London headquarters of the Natioanl Radiator Company (European subsidiary of the [[American Radiator Company]].), its design was a scaled down version of the [[American Radiator Building]], New York.<ref name="nhle"/>
The building was designed in by architects [[Raymond Hood]] and [[Gordon Jeeves]] in the [[art deco]] style as the London headquarters of the National Radiator Company (European subsidiary of the [[American Radiator Company]].), its design was a scaled down version of the [[American Radiator Building]], New York.<ref name="nhle"/>


Built 1928-9, the building is a 7 story office block, with black granite facing decorated with an inlaid [[champlevé]] design with Egyptian influences. The building was extended in 1935.<ref name="nhle"/>
Built 1928-9, the building is a 7 story office block, with black granite facing decorated with an inlaid [[champlevé]] design with Egyptian influences. The building was extended in 1935.<ref name="nhle"/>

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Palladium House
Map
Former namesIdeal House
General information
CountryUnited Kingdom

Palladium House, formerly known as Ideal House is a grade II listed Art Deco office building located on the corner of Great Marlborough Street and Argyll Street in London.

History and description

The building was designed in by architects Raymond Hood and Gordon Jeeves in the art deco style as the London headquarters of the National Radiator Company (European subsidiary of the American Radiator Company.), its design was a scaled down version of the American Radiator Building, New York.[1]

Built 1928-9, the building is a 7 story office block, with black granite facing decorated with an inlaid champlevé design with Egyptian influences. The building was extended in 1935.[1]

In 1981 it was declared a Grade II Listed Building.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "PALLADIUM HOUSE. 1-4 Argyll Street. Formerly known as Ideal House (1357168)". National Heritage List for England.

Further reading

  • Curl, James Stevens (2005), The Egyptian Revival: Ancient Egypt as the Inspiration for Design Motifs in the West, pp. 385–7
  • Edwards, Arthur Trystan (June 1929), "The Clash of Colour or the Moor of Argyll Street", The Architectural Review: 289–99