Regeneration

The Royal Quays Outlet and Independent Centre seamlessly blends retail and independent businesses in a contemporary setting. With its strategic location overlooking the stunning waterfront the architects, FaulknerBrowns, have created a vibrant atmosphere that attracts a wide range of visitors looking for a unique shopping experience.

The Outlet section of the centre offers an extensive range of high-end brands and designer labels,  while he Independent Centre showcases a diverse collection of local businesses, providing a platform for independent entrepreneurs to thrive and showcase their unique offerings. 

Designed by RedBoxDesign Group and built by Mansell (now Balfour Beatty), the site of the former Cannon Cinema on the corner of Westgate Road and Thornton Street, Newcastle upon had remained undeveloped for over 15 years until Blueroom Properties, a subsidiary of Places for People, took on the challenge and commissioned a mixed use development that combined 31 contemporary residential units, commercial properties and community space situated around a new public square near the Newcastle Opera House, Dance City and the Newcastle Arts Centre.

The development proved to be a catalyst for further developments and therefore played a key role in the creation of a thriving urban village within the city that completely changed this largely overlooked area of Newcastle upon Tyne

Kevin Drysdale was involved from inception to completion as project manager and quantity surveyor

Designed by MacDonald Architects, the Park View Shopping Mall, kickstarted the regeneration of Whitley Bay, a Victorian seaside town, made famous by Dire Straits in their hit song "Tunnel of Love" which makes reference to the town's iconic Spanish City amusement park.

The mall was designed as a shopping destination with a central mall designed to link two busy high streets, effectively guaranteeing a high daily footfall by creating a short cut.

New town centre shopping malls often face the challenge of providing sufficient, safe car parking. The design of this new centre over came that challenge by providing ample rooftop car parking and by utilising a post tensioned slab the overall height of the centre was minimised, which also had the added benefit of providing retailers with shop units free of intrusive down stand beams.

Kevin Drysdale was involved from inception to completion as project manager and quantity surveyor.