Waitrose, Wells, Somerset

Architect	Sutton Griffin Architects, Newbury
Client	Discovery Properties
Contract Value	£3.5m
Duration	2012 to 2013
Services	Full Civil and Structural Design

This project is a Waitrose Store of approximately 3,500 sqft size which has been constructed on a site to the south west edge of Wells city centre. The site was extremely compact and the store has been set into the ground with perimeter king post retaining walls to reduce the usual impact to the surrounding areas.

As part of the development a new raised car park deck was designed and built using a reinforced concrete frame to the side of the store. The main building frame was designed as a braced frame structure and was modelled using Revit 3D software. The drainage was a complex arrangement which required detailed negotiation with the Local Authority drainage engineer.