September 13 2016

T.A.P architects have unveiled a major expansion of a DFDS Logistics base in Larkhall; incorporating a 2,500sq/m cold store, reception and office space.

Built to service heavy goods vehicles carrying cargoes of packaged food the expansion was necessitated by growing demand for increased capacity.

Limited space prompted the architects to build a svelte extension onto the front of the existing office building which doubles as a reception space with a triple height staircase running the full height of the lightwell to a new upper floor.

In a statement the architects said: “The new reception block takes on a simple cubic form; a vertical counterpoint to the long, horizontal chillstore buildings. Clad in profiled, metallic panels, with large areas of glazing providing ample daylight to the office spaces within and good, long views out to the north and east, it has a distinctive presence within the industrial park.

“Sitting within an environment dominated by large scale structures and the constant movement of heavy goods vehicles, a new entrance forecourt provides a space with a more human scale. Defined by concrete planters filled with native species, steps and ramps these bring variety and a sense of enclosure to the building approach.”

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