2.12.1 design background - brent cross · adjacent mall and may likely have caused congestion. a...

2.0 RETAIL & HOTEL PLOTS, BRENT CROSS MAIN SQUARE THRESHOLD SPACES & ENERGY CENTRE

2.12.1 Design Background

Overview

Fenwick is a key anchor tenant at Brent Cross Shopping Centre since its opening date, and represents one of the primary facades of the Centre as it stands today.

As part of the master-planning for the extension, Fenwick maintains its pivotal role; however, its place within the expanded site will change in that a large part of its current exterior façade will be concealed by the new Eastern MSCP.

The buildings either side of Fenwick/Fenwick place are both taller than the department store and with the reduction in its visible presence it was deemed of great importance that the Fenwick façade be treated in such a way that it would sing out as a point of focus. In this respect the neighbouring designs are purposefully played down to act as framing devices for the Fenwick store.

Where the store adjoins the new Eastern MSCP other than where the latter’s passenger core links it to both the centre and the department store there is a light/ventilation well between the two buildings. Based on the very limited visibility of the facades of both buildings they have been treated as secondary elevations with simple and robust finishes applied. For the Fenwick store this will be a rendered façade.

Design Background

Existing Fenwick South Facade

Existing Fenwick East Facade

Existing Fenwick South Facade

Existing Fenwick East Facade

View of Existing Fenwick Store from A41 Flyover

View of Existing Fenwick Southern Entrance View of Existing Fenwick Store

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View of Fenwick from Eastern Car Park looking West

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View of Fenwick from A41 Flyover



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View of Fenwick from Fenwick Place (Internal areas of Fenwick are indicative and for illustrative purposes only)



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View of Fenwick from within South Mall looking North East (Internal areas of Fenwick are indicative and for illustrative purposes only)



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2.12.2Parameters and Criteria

Parameters and Criteria

Overview

Height Parameters

The overall height of the Fenwick store is not altered by these works.

Scale Thresholds

The dimensions of the threshold space at Fenwick Place are set from the Fenwick façade over-cladding line. With the expansion of the over-cladding zone to encompass the walkway at first floor level the façade line opposite has bene relocated to maintain the dimensional and area criteria previously set.

Height Criteria

The overall height of the Fenwick store is not altered by these works.

Environment

Proposed Fenwick Facade Setting Out - Isometric Section

First Level Walkway connecting Southern Mall to Car Park

Proposed New Glass Facade

Existing Fenwick Facade Retained

Walkway Support Structure

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First Level Walkway connecting Southern Mall to Car Park

Fenwick

Eastern Car Park Lobby

Typical Fenwick Cross Section

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2.12.3Options Considered

Options Considered

Overview

This is an overclad to the south-east and west sides.

Internally on the west and part of the south façade, similar to John Lewis, it has been decided to overclad the mall side of the mall roof columns.

To part of the east and south elevations, it is necessary to incorporate a first floor walkway from the car park around Fenwick to the restaurant and leisure entry level at first floor. This is to provide direct access from the car park to the restaurants and leisure.

A walkway across Fenwick’s roof was considered but this would require lifts immediately adjacent to Fenwick’s south-west corner entrance which would partly obscure the entrance as one rises up the escalators from the upper ground in the adjacent mall and may likely have caused congestion.

A cantilevered or support walkway at first floor was considered but this detracted from Fenwick’s presence when viewed from the A41 or the south-east approach to the centre.

It has been decided to extend the overcladding to the outside face of the walkway down to the ground improving Fenwick’s presence and also the massing adjacent to the threshold entrance.


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