The Olayan Group has appointed Skanska for the internal fit-out of 29 residential apartments at Knightsbridge Gardens, which forms the final part of the K1 development in the northern end of The Knightsbridge Estate.

The £24 million works include the communal areas, a club room, as well as hard and soft landscaping for an internal courtyard garden located on the second floor.

The fit-out is due to be completed at the end of 2022.

The new apartments wrap around a landscaped courtyard garden accessed privately by the residents through an orangery. With a discreet entrance on Basil Street, the apartments draw their design from the architectural heritage of The Knightsbridge Estate, guided by the design movements of the late 19th and early 20th Century, from Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Modernism to Art Deco.

John Crawley, Operations Director at Skanska, commented: “After extensive work at Knightsbridge that has involved the challenges of maintaining the development’s heritage, while delivering something fit for the 21st century, we are delighted that we will be working with our customer to fit-out these apartments and showcase our residential expertise.

“Since we began working on site four years ago, the team has forged a strong relationship with our customer, enabling new ways of working to help reduce risk, improve communication, provide greater cost certainty and drive efficiency.”

Jonathan Shelton, MD Real Estate - Europe at The Olayan Group, added: “In line with The Olayan Group’s strategy of delivering value through long-term, strategic partnerships with best-in-class operators, we are delighted to award Skanska the contract to complete the redevelopment work at The Knightsbridge Estate. This extends our important relationship into our 5th year and importantly ensures that the apartments at Knightsbridge Gardens will be finished to the highest standards.”

Skanska was awarded the contract to build the £159 mixed-use K1 scheme in 2018. The 340,000 sqft (31,600 sqm) development project combines commercial, residential and retail space in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and forms a third of The Knightsbridge Estate.