verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message coordinates 51 30 45.721 n 0 8 29.602 w 51.51270028 n 0.14155611 w 51.51270028 ; 0.14155611 sketch is a well known restaurant on 9 conduit street mayfair london england which opened in 2003 . the restaurant is owned by mourad mazouz 1 2 and the head chef is pierre gagnaire . 3 the cuisine is described as new french and is a loose adaptation of the cuisine served in gagnaire s three michelin starred restaurant in paris and is executed by herv deville and johannes nuding . mazouz came to public attention through the success of momo 4 the north african restaurant and bar he opened in 1997 just off regent street although he was already well known in france for his celebrated restaurants au bascou 5 and 404 . 6 citation needed the restaurant covers two floors of a converted 18th century site in conduit street mayfair . contents 1 9 conduit street history 2 riba at 9 conduit street 3 christian dior at 9 conduit street 4 awards 5 see also 6 references 7 external links 9 conduit street history edit 9 conduit is a grade ii listed townhouse in mayfair 7 designed by scottish architect james wyatt in 1779 as the private residence of james viner . 8 9 following that the building hosted a bizarre variety of societies and institutions that according to some accounts included cyclists balloonists and psychologists as well as the suffragette movement in the early 20th century riba 10 and christian dior . 8 when the building was taken over by sketch the interior was re designed by mazouz and paris based designer and sculptor no duchaufour lawrence . several other international designers were commissioned for signature pieces which are featured throughout sketch . riba at 9 conduit street edit 1887 1909 conduit street was converted into the headquarters of royal society of british architects riba and still retains its plaque and crest in the entrance hall . during this time riba aa hosted a competition to re design the 18th century fa ade design and although this was never realized the riba archive at the v & a retains some of the competition proposal drawings . christian dior at 9 conduit street edit the townhouse continued its interesting design legacy and history in the mid 20th century to become christian dior s london atelier within which dior housed his collections . during this time in the 1970s the listed interior was modified by the seminal mid century architect and leading pop interior designer and furniture maker max clendinning b. 1924 who designed cupboards cubicles and display cases for dior s ready to wear clothes and accessories . to combine the old and new everything including the walls ceilings and woodwork was painted a uniform mid grey with a grey velvet wilton carpet and grey uniformed attendants to throw the clothes into sharper relief and seems to conform with the classical refined elegance of the house of dior itself . this austere style of monochromatic design was developed from his seminal 1960s signature white on white designs that marked the peak of british modernism . awards edit in 2005 sketch was ranked as the 18th best restaurant in the world by restaurant magazine . 11 in 2008 sketch won the 2007 08 aa wine award for england . 12 sketch is the current owner of 5 rosettes from the aa . 13 sketch had 2 michelin stars 2012 . citation needed see also edit list of french restaurants society for the encouragement of the fine arts references edit times interview with m.m . women.timesonline.co.uk . warwick joe 11 november 2007 . the independent interview with m.m . independent.co.uk . jan moir & s. copy from ft interview with p.g . areyoureadytoorder.co.uk . momo website . momoresto.com . 28 may 2012 . au bascou . aubascou.abemadi.com . http 404 . abemadi.com fr r paris 141 westminster council dead link a b vads design journal 1749 westminster poll book archived 8 july 2007 at the wayback machine . exhibition at riba . flightglobal.com . london eats . london eats . 18 april 2005 . aa hospitality awards archived 18 october 2009 at the wayback machine . aa.com . aa.com . external links edit official website v t e multiple michelin star restaurants in the united kingdom present restaurants with three stars alain ducasse at the dorchester restaurant gordon ramsay the fat duck the waterside inn former restaurants with three stars chez nico la tante claire le gavroche the restaurant marco pierre white present restaurants with two stars the araki belmond le manoir aux quat saisons dinner by heston blumenthal gidleigh park the greenhouse the hand & flowers helene darroze at the connaught l enclume le champignon sauvage the ledbury marcus midsummer house the raby hunt restaurant andrew fairlie restaurant nathan outlaw restaurant sat bains sketch umu whatley manor former restaurants with two stars 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