Designing a Cutting-Edge Logistics Hub, Kent

As part of the growth plan of the established logistics firm, this green belt site had been purchased as the new location for the firms base of operations. The existing site sloped from the top and bottom with a water course at the base and a low hanging power line cutting the site in half. Although the location of the site was ideal for the business the site required careful consideration and approach to maximise the layout whilst maintaining a solution to not impact the high voltage power lines.

In order to allow the HGV vehicles to use the site and not clash with the high voltage cables the site levels was extensively overhauled and as part of the solution a new gabion clad building set within the landscape split over two levels was created. From one side the building is single storey and two storeys on the logistics side creates a building set within the landscape.

A separate warehouse used as a holding area for clients products and a new Vospa compliant MOT testing centre to maintain and manage the fleet of vehicles creates a holistic design for the new site.

A new gabion caged building set within the landscape creates the new office building. Split faced concrete blocks add a matching texture on the warehouse and MOT centre to tie the buildings together.

The new building office building set within the landscape is the main element of the site and provides the front of house for existing and new clients. The warehouse and MOT centre create functional working facilities to support the business. Gabion cages and textured blocks make a connection with roadside and motorway highways. This design nod to logistics creates a talking point to for the business whilst grounding the building into the sloping topography.