Oleg Klodt has recently completed the transformation of a grand, Stalinist-era 1950s building into Queen V, an English-style gastropub located in the heart of Moscow. Following the brief to combine the character of a British pub with a restaurant serving a wide range of cuisine, the designers have created a comfortable, unpretentious atmosphere that went from drawing-board to opening day in eight months. The premises were previously used as a beauty salon, which meant that a complete reconfiguration incorporating the building’s original load-bearing columns and enormous windows was required.
