Building design and visual impact

Our approach includes a high-quality palette of materials to present premium buildings that would be seen from short distance views filtered by trees and hedgerows along the boundaries.

We are proposing a roof form and elevational treatment to limit the appearance of the buildings in the wider landscape.

DSV has its own detailed design requirements for its building, including space for a gym and other high-quality welfare facilities for employees. We have worked with them to meet these requirements and deliver the best possible design solution that complements our approach to the rest of the site.

The façade cladding of the DSV building has been carefully selected to reduce visual impact and would feature a horizontal ‘pixelated’ system, similar to the design of the existing Jaguar Land Rover buildings at Mercia Park. This cladding would also be adopted for the second development zone to ensure a consistent appearance.

The only difference from the JLR/Unipart elevations would be the addition of windows in two of the elevations to allow more natural light to flow internally in the building. These have been carefully designed to work with the pixelated cladding.

The office component is a key focal point for the DSV building and has been developed as a two-storey building and similar in appearance to the existing DSV office at Mercia Park.