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Project: IKEA - Coventry.
Project Type:
Commercial. Client: IKEA Coventry.
Description:
IKEA Coventry - 'Open for business' IKEA's brand new £43.0 million pound high rise superstore opened at 10am on Sunday 16th December 2007. As part of our framework agreement with IKEA to design new retail stores and extend existing stores we were appointed back in March 2006 to design the building services installations for the new 360,000ft2 city centre store in Coventry; the first 'urban' store for IKEA UK. The store is split over 7 storeys setting it apart from all other previous IKEA stores, and its floor area is equivalent to eight full size football pitches, with over 800 parking spaces. We worked with the local planning authority to conform to the building regulations for carbon reduction. Whilst there were no opportunities for altering the orientation of the building due to planning constraints, we carried out evaluations on all feasible renewable technologies, and have designed an open loop ground source heating and cooling system. The system comprises of two abstraction and two discharge wells sunk 200m into the ground, the ground source water is then harnessed to cool or heat the building via heat pumps. This technology provides heating and cooling for the entire store year round including partial water heating. Using this system we easily surpass the 10% on site renewable targets required by building regulations. For further details regarding this project please contact Martin Lewis - +44 (0) 1322 225242 Details
Architect: Capita Ruddle Wilkinson
Structural Engineer: Rolton Group
Quantity Surveyor: Underwood and Carpenter
Construction Manager: N/A
Project Value: £43.0m |
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