Architect and Builder August 2017 | Page 38

Location and Surrounds ESA’s office and warehouse design for Amrod is situated in Atterbury’s Waterfall Commercial District, LP22. Running along the M1 & N3 highways, at the Beccleuch Interchange, the building is ideally positioned with a priceless dramatic street frontage. The development comprises 30,400m 2 of warehouse space split into three departments - picking, storage and production. The total ground floor area of the warehouse is 22,500m 2 , but due to the height of the structure, multiple floors make up the large warehouse space. 38 Due to the site’s position within this area - on the corner of the junction of two major transportation routes - the development could be seen to be the public face for the rest of the sites behind it and as a result of its aesthetic design, set the benchmark standard of design which would define the public image of the new industrial area. The project has become a landmark building. The fact that LP22 is a gated complex helps to pull the warehouses and activity slightly off the main road, thus minimising the traffic and noise implications of an industrial development within a predominantly commercial and residential area. Amrod