ME hotel – in pictures

The ME development site in London's Aldwych encompasses Marconi House, a 1904 building that has been converted into flats, and a 1950s building next door which was demolished to make space for the hotel. This is the view of the entrance from the Strand Photograph: Jeff Blackler/Rex Features

The hotel’s new elevations are made from solid, substantial, load-bearing Portland stone Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

"The ME hotel (its name so strikingly shameless in its appeal to the egocentric) is an emissary from a once and probably future age, having first been conceived in 2003, in the era of the boom without end," says Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore. Rooms are £400 a night Photograph: Ray Tang /Rex Features

Reception lobby Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

The interior of the hotel is organised around a black near-tetrahedron, lit from a single triangular opening at the top. "The switch from fogey-friendly Portland stone [outside] to the magic pyramid is a drastic one and not entirely smooth," says Moore Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Bar Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Restaurant Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Rooftop terrace: "from where you get an exceptional view of London and of its multibillion-pound car-boot sale of trophy towers – Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater, Philishave" Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Restaurant Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Washroom Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Private dining room Photograph: Francisco Guerrero

Balcony Photograph: Francisco Guerrero