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Architects: ACME
- Area: 23 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Kriskadecor, Seele, SAS International, Schüco, Sterling Services
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Consultants: AKT II, Hoare Lea, Grant Associates, Waterman, George Sexton Associates, JGA, AHR, MTDRC, MOLA, RWDI, David Dexter Associates, Brian Bulfin Associates, Barton Willmore, Currie & Brown, Gleeds, Scott Brownrigg
Text description provided by the architects. Phase 1 of Watermark WestQuay is the first part of a major redevelopment of a key area within Southampton’s town centre designed by ACME. e new scheme contains a 10-screen multiplex cinema, bowling alley, 24 restaurants and cafés, and a new public plaza and esplanade. Created for Hammerson, Watermark sits adjacent to their WestQuay Shopping Centre, drawing the development towards the sea. A soaring cantilevered box wrapped in a skin of curving silver tubes projects out over the new square, signalling the development from the city as a hub of activity.
