through the use of timber tile flooring , organic tiling patterns in neutral shades and tubular lighting designed to emulate reeds . The wooden slats from the piazza are continued into the food court , where they are painted fresh white to tie in with the clean lines of the food court .
A suspension bridge adjoining Entrance 9 and the food court allows shoppers to experience the triple volume space first-hand , whilst a glass revolving door on the lower level allows in even more natural light .
Challenges As the addition is on a section of the old rooftop parking , the design team needed to reinforce the existing roof structure and ensure that materials were lightweight . Concrete and brickwork has been restricted and lightweight walling and roofs utilised , as well as steel frameworks with in-fill panels . Everite ’ s new-technology external boarding was selected as the product that would meet the weight constraints . It was then finished in a new textured Plascon waterproof plaster , Terraco , presenting the least amount of visible joints .
“ Obviously it was a challenge to knock out existing plant rooms , service-related items and essentially create a hole in the existing roof structure ,” comments Pearce , “ We created a new raised floor level over the existing roof , which required us to go into all the stores directly below to fit steel plates to the existing beams .”
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