Boundary Shoreditch

"Escape the streets of Shoreditch on a warm evening and head to The Boundary Project, where the chic rooftop features both an outdoor terrace and a glass-covered orangery for all-weather enjoyment. But before the night descends into a rosé-tinted haze, order snacks like charcuterie, skewers from the robata grill or a chic seafood platter for two." - Daisy Meager

"The Boundry Project Despite launching on New Year’s Eve in 2008, Sir Terence Conran’s boutique hotel is a discreet affair. The Boundary was the first hotel project by the eminent octogenarian British designer and his partner, Peter Prescott, but the inexperience doesn’t show. This is a very polished place that revolves—as you might expect from a furniture-obsessed restaurateur—around good food and seamless design. From the street, you’d barely know a hotel existed. The focus is on the busy, brasserie-style Albion restaurant, whose tables pour out onto the pavement, and the adjoining grocery store, bakery, and cake counter. But that’s not to say the rooms are an afterthought. Hidden away in the upper floors of a handsome Victorian warehouse on London ’s Redchurch Street are 17 distinctly designed rooms that brim with custom-made furniture, handmade beds, and a splash of eye-catching art. All are flooded with light through large sash windows and take their cue from leading designers such as Charles & Ray Eames, Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand, and Mies Van Der Rohe. For those who believe good design should blend effortlessly into its environment, this is the place to stay."

"For those missing out on the Shoreditch House's private member's rooftop and pool next door, The Boundary Hotel comes to the rescue with a rooftop bar and restaurant that's open year-round, under a canopy of grape vines, no less. You'll also find a kitchen garden upstairs, along with an outdoor lounge that's set around a wood-burning chimney, ideal for a lazy afternoon in good weather. Being part of Terence Conran's empire guarantees that everything from the Mediterranean food, to the wicker furniture in the rooftop lounge, is in great taste."

"How did it strike you on arrival? Redchurch St. is perhaps the nicest of thoroughfares in East London, cluttered with interesting boutiques, a great pub, and interesting places to eat nearby. Appropriately, the hotel here is the lovely, Terence Conran-designed Boundary. The lobby gives little away but the promise of a posh restaurant downstairs and a hopping rooftop bar up above. What’s the crowd like?Design-obsessed media moguls and tech nerds—Shoreditch is bursting with media companies, and you’re also close to Silicon Roundabout at Old St. The good stuff: Tell us about your room.There are just 17 light-filled rooms. Each of the rooms is themed on a different designer or design movement, such as Charles and Ray Eames, Bauhaus, and Shaker. The five suites get more eclectic—four are duplex and feel like dreamy little apartments. Please tell us the bathroom won’t let us down.You'll find reassuringly stylish Aesop products in the bathrooms. Maybe the most important topic of all: Wi-Fi. What’s the word?Free. Anything stand out about other services and features? Whether it’s childcare, gyms, spas, even parking—whatever stuck with you.The restaurant Wilder opened in October—you’ll find work-of-art dishes created entirely from ingredients sourced in the British Isles. What was most memorable—or heartbreaking—about your stay?Pray there isn’t a private party on the rooftop. Bottom line: worth it, and why?The perfect location and detailed design make Boundary a good value bet." - Laura Goulden

"If you want to know what happens when someone goes to the south of France and comes back with big ideas for an outdoors bar in Shoreditch, come to the Boundary Rooftop at the Boundary Project. Once you get past the snooty staff on the ground floor desk, you’ll find a slightly characterless space populated by suits, and people who are looking at each other like they can’t quite figure out how or why their night has ended up here. That said, outdoor space is at a premium in Shoreditch, and while this should never be your first choice, the views aren’t bad, and a beer, or a glass of wine and a plate of oysters in the sun isn’t the worst way to spend an hour or so. photo credit: Boundary Rooftop" - Oliver Feldman