▁George ▁F ras er ▁bought ▁the ▁syn agog ue ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁F ras er ▁int ends ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁building ▁into ▁ 1 2 ▁lux ury ▁apart ments ▁whilst ▁retain ing ▁the ▁exterior ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁approved . ▁Coun c ill or ▁Mel ▁Sp ed ding ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁planned ▁conversion ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁in app ropri ate , ▁and ▁a ▁planning ▁application ▁for ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁received . ▁ ▁Sp ed ding ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁happy ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁building ' s ▁future ▁with ▁the ▁owner . ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁historian ▁Sh ar man ▁K ad ish ▁describes ▁the ▁syn agog ue ' s ▁color ful ▁design ▁as ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁By z antine ▁rev ival ▁and ▁ ▁" cin ematic ▁art ▁de co ▁style ." ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁an ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁interpretation ▁of ▁By z antine ▁style , ▁with ▁an ▁o vers ized , ▁arch ed ▁entrance , ▁pa ired ▁arch ed ▁door ways , ▁pol ych rome ▁brick work ▁and ▁basket ▁capit als . ▁ ▁K ad ish ▁describes ▁the ▁interior ▁as ▁" sp anned ▁by ▁a ▁deep ▁bar rel ▁v ault ▁over ▁the ▁central ▁a is le , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁painted ▁to ▁im itate ▁a ▁star - sp ang led ▁sky . ▁The ▁gallery ▁runs ▁around ▁three ▁sides ▁carried ▁on ▁sl ender ▁iron ▁columns ▁with ▁pal m ette ▁capit als . ▁The ▁pl aster work ▁Ark ▁can opy ▁is ▁highly ▁decor