Projects

The Hub (new Ford dealership)

To re-establish their presence in Aberdeen, Trust Ford invested in the development of a new, state-of-the-art dealership at Tyseal Base, a prime car dealership area in the city.

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  • Client Knight Property Group
  • Size 2,605 sqm
  • Location Former Tyseal Base Site, Craigshaw Crescent, Tullos, Aberdeen
  • Duration 12 months, 2023
  • Services Architecture

The dealership and showroom would house new cars and vans, along with amenity spaces, a large workshop, valet space, external sales areas for used cars, customer parking, and a wash bay. Collaborating with Ford’s own architect, we were tasked with refining and executing the architectural plans.

Our role involved advancing the initial concept layout and site plan into full warrant, tender and construction drawings. We managed the base build project, ensuring timely delivery for Ford’s fit-out team to finalise the project. The building features a full-height, unbraced curtain wall system and underfloor heating, PV panels on the roof to provide zero-carbon energy, and air source heat pumps for heating throughout. In collaboration with Building Control and Scottish Fire and Rescue, we developed a new fire stopping detail at the compartment wall between the showroom and workshop which has been widely adopted across various projects since. Despite a tight schedule, the project was completed on time, meeting all handover deadlines.