PROJECT

Beach Cafe

Project Description

CLIENT: West Wittering Estate Plc

PROJECT: Café & Education Centre

SMD were proud to have worked with WWE to provide a new beachside Café. Visitors choose to come to the Estate because of the beach, with West Wittering Beach now being one of the biggest tourist attractions on the South Coast. With their exsiting Café coming to the end of its life, they needed a new building that could serve the visitors in peak summer season effectively, and provide an appealing café for off-season visitors, particularly when the weather is inclement. The catering services is an additional feature rather than the reason for visiting, so the building has to be functional. The new Cafe building was an opportunity to set the tone as to how the client would manage an increasing number of visitors in a safe, efficient, sustainable and enjoyable way.

Project Detail

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUANTITY SURVEYING SERVICES
PRINCIPLE DESIGNER

£2.0m Project Cost
New Build
Key Facilities; Beach Café, Commercial Kitchen, Education Room, WC Facilities, Ice Cream Vending Stations and Shop.
Energy Efficiency; Solar Panels, Air Source Heat Pumps, and Sedam Roof
Design Team; Cover Storey Architects, Campbell Reith, & Freeman Beesley
Contractor; Sienna Construction

Project Brief

The biggest challenge for all consultants is to produce a multi-functional building. This building had to serve thousands of beach goers ice creams, drinks and light snacks in the hot summer months and provide a warm place of refuge for hundreds of local dog walkers in the winter months. The result was a building that offered flexible spaces which was as adaptable and changeable with the seasons and that governed the changes.

Project Solution / Outcome

Working with a great client and design team, we managed to deliver an iconic award winning building, having won an award at the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards in 2021. The building has exceeded all expectations, offering a great visitors experience no matter what time of the year.