33 Fitzroy Square, Georgian townhouse in Fitzrovia, London.
The building is a four-story Portland stone townhouse at the southern apex of Fitzroy Square, featuring rusticated masonry and ornate architectural details. The Grade I listed structure forms the western corner point of the classical square.
Robert Adam designed this building in 1794 as part of a terrace of eight houses forming the original southern side of Fitzroy Square. The Georgian architecture shaped the square's development as an upscale residential area in Fitzrovia.
The building housed the Omega Workshops from 1913 to 1919, where artists like Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant created experimental designs and artworks. The colorful rooms still reflect the creative energy of that artistic movement.
The building now functions as a private events venue and cannot be entered freely, though it can be viewed from the outside. Its location on Fitzroy Square is easily accessible on foot and offers good sightlines of the classical facade.
In the early 1900s, the building housed an unusual mix of artists on lower floors and social reformers like Eva Gore-Booth and Esther Roper on upper floors. This combination made it a curious meeting point between artistic and political circles.
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