Placemaking, the art of curating communities and cultural hubs around new developments, can have many origins. For property developer Gabriel Chipperfield the idea of turning a Bayswater backstreet into a fashionable spot began with the need for a good cup of coffee. “I’d just started work on a residential project in Leinster Terrace, which looked great on paper: it has period architecture and is around the corner from Hyde Park and Paddington,” recalls Chipperfield, 36, who is the son…

