{"id":734082,"date":"2024-03-19T07:40:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=734082"},"modified":"2024-03-19T10:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T10:36:13","slug":"case-study-nags-head-market-by-office-sm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/specification\/case-study-nags-head-market-by-office-sm","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Nag\u2019s Head Market by Office S&M"},"content":{"rendered":"

For six years working on strategic renovations to Nag\u2019s Head Market we\u2019ve delivered careful interventions that create social value. The market has occupied its current space on Seven Sisters Road since 1992 and was badly in need of an upgrade when we were introduced by Islington Council following our work on Finsbury Park shopfronts.<\/p>\n

Over the course of seven approved planning applications we have refreshed the market through tactical interventions. The revitalised space now features overhauled entrances on both sides of the market to assist with wayfinding, as well as a new 650m2<\/sup> mezzanine floor that houses traders in a new food hall called The Upper Place.<\/p>\n

Markets cater for local communities. Shoppers visit by foot or public transport, and come here weekly or even daily. Food has the ability to bring these communities together and social value has been delivered both through sustaining the existing market, and through new interventions. The new mezzanine hosts the Neighbourhood Kitchen, which provides a low-cost professional kitchen for local food start-ups. Meanwhile, the pizzeria provides regular healthy food workshops for local schools.<\/p>\n

Through careful understanding and simple interventions, we have improved the market for traders and shoppers while retaining the original character of the market for and with its community.
\nHugh McEwen, director, Office S&M Architects<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Project data<\/b><\/h3>\n

Start on site <\/b>January 2017
\nCompletion <\/b>August 2023
\nGross internal floor area <\/b>650m\u00b2
\nConstruction cost<\/b> \u00a3800,000
\nConstruction cost per m2<\/sup><\/b> \u00a31,230
\nArchitect <\/b>Office S&M Architects
\nClient <\/b>Nag\u2019s Head Market
\nStructural engineer <\/b>Bancil Partnership
\nM&E consultant<\/b> Fan Rescue
\nCAD software used <\/b>AutoCAD<\/p>\n

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Architect\u2019s choices<\/b><\/h3>\n

Markets are endlessly works-in-progress, and so we interpreted this ad hoc character into an industrial look for certain elements, such as the floor pattern, and exposed the beams and services to accentuate it.<\/p>\n

Markets are made by their traders and shoppers. We engaged deeply with both to co-design improvements and their input led to tangible changes in the designs, from a different name, to new window locations. We discussed how materials needed to be hard-wearing and easy to clean, while also looking new without maintenance. This led us to stainless steel finishes for the common parts, which link to the kitchen counters, while also setting up the market for its next 25 years.
\nHugh McEwen, director, Office S&M Architects<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Specification<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

We worked alongside traders, shoppers and the town centre team at Islington Council to deliver this transformation. It was important to see the market as both a social space and a key part of the local economy and high street. It was possible to deliver a cohesive project that cements the market\u2019s position for the next 25 years by working closely with a multi-headed client and listening to a diverse group of stakeholders.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first stage of the improvements began with a process of rebranding on the exterior that would also de-clutter and improve the entrances to the market, which are now clearly signposted from both Seven Sisters Road and Herslet Road. The latter was previously viewed as a \u2018back door\u2019 and this had a negative impact on trade at this end of the ground-floor space. The design had to be striking to draw in passers-by but also remain sensitive to the surrounding area. The lettering draws on the heritage of the market itself and the distinctive colour palette was taken from the former fire station opposite.
\nCatrina Stewart, director, Office S&M Architects<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Selected products<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

External signage
\n<\/b>Cetin Signs
\nRecessed box sign in RAL 6034 and RAL 1014 finishes with golf ball lights
\nEntrances
\ncetinsigns.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Vinyl flooring
\n<\/b>Forbo
\nSafestep R12 in Granite
\nKitchens
\nforbo.com<\/a><\/em>
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Stainless steel floor
\n<\/b>M&M Metalworks
\nDurbar Pattern
\nFirst floor
\nmandmmetal.co.uk<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For six years working on strategic renovations to Nag\u2019s Head Market we\u2019ve delivered careful interventions that create social value. The market has occupied its current space on Seven Sisters Road since 1992 and was badly in need of an upgrade when we were introduced by Islington Council following our work on Finsbury Park shopfronts. 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