Martek - Southampton Solent University

Southampton Solent University CafĂŠ & Art and Design Faculty

The Artisan café (formerly known as The Café in the Square) is situated within Solent University’s Sir James Matthew building and sits within the heart of Southampton City Councils redevelopment of the Guildhall Square area.

to win a 10 year campus wide contract Sodexo contacted Ferro Design in order to put together a design scheme to address some of the operational issues as well as to propose a completely new interior scheme.

supply and installation of new catering equipment, all mechanical and electrical works.

The project was completed over a period of 5 weeks, which meant that it was notifiable to the H&S executive. As well as obtaining The café is run by contract caterer Martek were appointed to undertake the building regulations approval for the work, Sodexo and is operated as a high street project management and complete fit out we also appointed an independent CDM commercial café as well as a subsidised of the café. Works included removal of an Co-ordinator to the project. We obtained existing ramped area, infilling the floor, the necessary building control certificate student café. installing a new DDA compliant ramp, upon completion and a complete bill Prior to the refurbishment, the Café was converting a standard WC in to a disable of good health from a health and safety in much need of modernisation and as WC, new partition walls, new flooring, perspective. a result was very underutilised. In a bid decoration, new coffee/deli bar joinery,

Martek has created a bright and contemporary teaching space at Southampton Solent University as part of a recent refurbishment project.

spacious workshops, teaching rooms and exhibition space will become the central hub for creative studies at SSU.

Martek undertook the internal demolition Established in 2005, Southampton Solent and strip out of the existing 18,000 sqft University (SSU) is one of the country’s premises, followed by the complete newest universities, offering state-of- interior refurbishment and fit-out. Due the-art facilities, city-centre location, to the age and fabrication of the building, links with the local community and lively extensive repairs were made to the floor, which included pumping in a levelling student life. screed throughout and laying a new Taking on the role as main contractor, quartz resin floor finish. A completely Martek transformed a run down snooker new exposed mechanical and electrical hall and former department store in the design was installed, along with craning heart of Southampton High Street into a and supporting several ton of mechanical bright and contemporary teaching space, handling plant to the roof. in only 16 weeks. Students from the University are now occupying the new A mix of new acoustic, fire rated and premises, re-launched as Southampton glazed four-metre walls partitioned Solent School of Art and Design, whose the open plan space into six distinctive

teaching areas, with additional space created for offices meeting rooms and utility areas. Existing toilet facilities were stripped out and completely refurbished with the creation of three new disabled WCs. Martek undertook all decorative finishes to the new teaching space, including over boarding and plastering of all walls and the 25 supporting columns. The existing pot and beam concrete ceilings were also sprayed from black to white, and along with the exposed M&E services helped to create a contemporary learning environment for students, lecturers and visitors.

Martek also applied the finishing touches of specialist joinery, including the impressive new reception desk.

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