The Cheshire Oaks store is the second-largest M&S. Photograph: M&S
A newly-opened M&S store by developer and contractor Simons Group that claims to push the boundaries on both sustainability and design for manufacture is among the projects shortlisted for this year’s Wood Awards.
The 148 000 sq ft Cheshire Oaks store, which opened to the public earlier this week, is one of five shortlisted in the Commercial and Public Access category of the awards.
The second largest M&S store (behind Marble Arch) has an FSC timber glulam frame, an exposed timber soffit that can be seen from all parts of the store, wall panels insulated with hemp and a biomass heating system that is expected to delivering 70% of the store’s heating requirements. Bringing the story full circle, 228 new trees have been planted on the site.
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