PROJECT:

This cutting-edge project for Marks & Spenser in Cheshire Oaks was built by Simons Construction and Simons Design provided sustainable design consultancy works and BREAM assessment. Opened in August 2012, M&S Cheshire Oaks is a flagship store which is multiple award winning, biggest greenest store. It’s designed to be the most carbon efficient, premier M&S store to date with an architectural and design strategy that addresses several areas of sustainability at once.

It’s the second biggest M&S store in the world, and the biggest we’ve ever built from scratch, with over 148,000 sq ft of selling space over two floors – that’s the size of nearly 11 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The store features the very best and most extensive range of M&S products, giving customers thousands of shopping options, as well as a large Food Hall and two M&S Cafés, with seating for around 430 customers. It’s also created over 350 new jobs and included placements for Marks & Start, which provided employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups. 

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

Simons Design provided sustainable design consultancy works during the project development and carried out the ‘BREAM’ assessment.

SUSTAINABILITY:

This project designed to achieve a “BREAM” rating of “Excellent” through an in-depth environmental sustainability strategy.