West Quay Retail Centre - Southampton, U.K

The recently built 40,000 square metre shopping centre, is conveniently located in the coastal city of Southampton. Major names such as Marks & Spencer, John Lewis Partnership and Waitrose occupy a large proportion of the centre. The canopy built by our consortium is 17m x 27m on plan, and spans over approx. 1/4 of the street providing a large covered area as an entrance to the shopping centre.

Project Data:

Architect : BDP
Engineers : Fenton Holloway
Main Contractor : Sir Alfred Mc Alpine
Membrane Fabrication Company : J & J. Carter Ltd.
Location : High Street, Southampton
Supporting Structure : Painted Steel & SS Cabling
Fabric : PTFE Coated Glass Fibre

A selection of photo's during the course of construction:

Revised: August 18, 2002.