Retail continues to be one of the most dynamic,
challenging and exciting sectors within architectural
practice.
The ever-discerning shopping public demand an
increasingly more sophisticated environment in which
to shop and be entertained. Architects in concert with
developers and retailers, are responding with ever
more creative and innovative product and service
offers to satisfy these quality of life aspirations.
Emerging planning policy with increased emphasis on
sustainability, urban design, mixed use and the public
realm, is also helping ‘to raise the bar’ ensuring that the
design of retail premises contributes more and adds
value to the overall community and built environment.
Supply and demand pressure has created a blurring
of the distinction between traditional town centre and
out of town retail product, in part creating new
opportunities for private investors to muscle in on
the traditional territory of property companies and
funding institutions.
Sound commercial awareness, an ability to balance
and prioritise the varying needs of retailers, shoppers,
developers and investors, whilst delivering innovative
design solutions, means that we are equally adept in
new build or refurbishment, shopping centres, retail
parks or fit out. A natural progression is our
investment in the master planning of a range of large
scale retail-led mixed use regeneration schemes across
the country.
