The store’s steel structure is enclosed on the remaining three sides by six-metre high walls of silver profiled cladding, while the unloading bays and plant are clad in blue engineering brick to express and ensure robustness. Construction of the supermarket, petrol station and parking for 550 cars was completed in 26 weeks.
Sainsbury’s Watford
This Sainsbury’s takes the form of a modern box, low to the ground with carefully concealed plant and services. The west facade features a ‘shop-front’ glass wall, giving glimpses of the activity inside and glowing at night.
Client: J Sainsbury
Location: Watford
Status: Completed 1995
Services Engineer: Roberts and Partners
Structural Engineer: WSP
Main Contractor: RCGM
Photography: Chris Gascoigne
Awards: RIBA Award for Architecture 1996, Civic Trust Award 1997
Sainsbury’s Watford
This Sainsbury’s takes the form of a modern box, low to the ground with carefully concealed plant and services. The west facade features a ‘shop-front’ glass wall, giving glimpses of the activity inside and glowing at night.
Client: J Sainsbury
Location: Watford
Status: Completed 1995
Services Engineer: Roberts and Partners
Structural Engineer: WSP
Main Contractor: RCGM
Photography: Chris Gascoigne
Awards: RIBA Award for Architecture 1996, Civic Trust Award 1997
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JW3 London
A Jewish community centre to serve all those interested in Jewish culture in London. Its success lies in its ability to pull together many different strands of culture and many different interest groups – Jewish or non-Jewish, observant or irreligious, young or old – into a single building on an unprepossessing site on one of London’s busiest main roads.
Food Inc at Whiteleys
Launched in 2008, Food Inc’s unique food retail concept is a combination of farmers’ market and contemporary food hall, where the restrained but powerful architecture allows the product to take centre stage.
Upper Ground
The upgrading and enhancements to the 1.1 km long Upper Ground “spine-route” has given London’s South Bank major new public spaces and has radically improved access to the area for pedestrians and public transport.