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The new building is part of an ambitious development of Silverstone’s 850 acres to reinforce its position at the heart of UK motor sport £27m Silverstone Wing launches
Silverstone’s new £27m pit and paddock complex, the Silverstone Wing, has officially opened providing new garages, a race control building, new podium, media centre, hospitality and VIP spectator zones. Designed by architects Populous and
delivered by Buckingham Group Contracting on time and on budget, the building features 4000sq m of glazed exhibition space, a conference centre with 2000sq m of flexible space and a 100-seat auditorium. The 360m long pit and paddock building
spans the length of the soon-to-be pit lane between Club and Abbey corners. The building’s dramatic, continually changing roofline responds to the speed and tension inherent in racing itself. Its end point, delicately poised at the circuit’s new final corner, reaches toward the skies. The structure has dual functionality;
above the garages, the hospitality areas provide quiet, climate-controlled surroundings with unbeatable views. Large numbers of teams, media and hospitality
guests can be catered for to the highest of standards during Blue Riband events. At other times, the sustainable approach to the design allows exhibition, conferencing and educational spaces to run simultaneously above a fully operational racing circuit. New spectator facilities, corporate
grandstands, commercial and leisure opportunities, a technology park and on- site hotels will complement the year- round venue.
Metro hotel model from Travelodge
Travelodge will develop 100 small style hotels in prestigious locations and office blocks across the UK by 2020 following the success of two ventures last year. The Metro model will be 20 to 40
The new-look restaurant area is set to open in October Contemporary food area
Sheffield’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre, jointly owned by British Land and London and Stamford Property, is to undergo a £5m refurbishment to boost the number of night time visitors. The shopping centre has an annual
footfall of 25 million and an annual spend of £756m. Currently, 34 per cent of customers visit the centre after 5pm, but Meadowhall plans to increase this to 50 per cent. Architectural practice, The Harris Group,
is responsible for the design of the project, which will focus on the Oasis food court and restaurant area. The facility will be
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extended to provide a wider range of restaurants and a new mezzanine level will create a more spacious eating area. New restaurant additions will include Wagamama, TGI Friday and Café Rouge. The aim is to create a clean and fresh
facility that will not date or detract from the operating restaurant brands. The overall design treatment will therefore have a neutral feel through the use of muted colours and natural materials including cedar and beech. Zoned areas will create an intimate eating experience and the whole area will be rebranded as The Oasis Dining Quarter.
rooms in size allowing Travelodge to build small hotels in highly priced, much sought after locations and occupied office buildings across the UK. The move follows the launch of the
company’s Edinburgh Metro prototype hotel and the conversion of 52 Innkeeper’s Lodges to the Travelodge brand, which demonstrated the profitability of smaller hotels. London boroughs such as Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, Fulham and Richmond as well as major cities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, Cardiff, York, Bristol, Chester, St Albans and Edinburgh, are among the desired locations. Popular holiday hotspots such as Cornwall, Devon, the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and locations near to theme parks are also on the list. Properties that will be considered include floors in office buildings, business parks, pubs, old cinemas/ theatres, snooker halls, listed buildings, retail outlets and derelict buildings.
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