The new 120-room luxury hotel on Curtain Road will include a rooftop pool and a lounge complex overlooking the capital’s financial district.

It will also incorporate six suites, 24-hour fitness facilities, including a spa and hammam, and more than 6,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

Bouygues is now on site for the first UK venture from the man behind the Gansevoort Hotel Group.

Michael Achenbaum, the driving force behind the project, said:  “We’ve identified fantastic partners for this project and we’re excited to be bringing a new brand and eclectic energy to the area.”

Bouygues UK’s Managing Director for Construction in London and the South East, Arnaud Bekaert, said: “We are proud to have been chosen to collaborate with Michael Achenbaum as he launches his new – and first – hotel here in the UK.

“Michael is known for his signature lifestyle concepts and I’ve no doubt this new hotel will be equally as popular, as well as diversifying his portfolio of urban retreats for discerning guests and bringing his unique style to a unique urban area within the capital.”

Architects Dexter Moren Associates and interior design group Design DMU have also been brought on as part of the collaboration.

The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2016.