The client’s initial brief was to provide a new terminal to cater for their ever-growing requirement to turn around cruise ships.
We worked closely with Associated British Ports and the cruise ship operators to define their requirements. It was quickly identified that a new terminal was unaffordable so we then turned to re-using the existing building on the site (a former banana shed and 1950’s departure lounge). This presented a series of problems as the existing shed took up more of the site than a new one would require, which did not allow for any vehicle set-down area.
