Sustainable renaissance was the key aim of the development which respected the history of the site and its former use.

The design focused on place-making and the integration of linkage through the scheme as an extension of Romford’s existing retail heart. Uses included food and non-food retail, a 24-screen cinema, a health club, surface and multi-storey car parking for 1700 cars, restaurants, and an indoor play area and bowling centre.

A fifty-metre high chimney was repaired, re-clad and utilised as a landmark beacon for the scheme. It also acted as a fulcrum for a wrap-around spiralling sculpture doubling as the car park ramp.

We also developed the masterplan for the adjacent housing development and its link to the centre.