The Future of Retail - A Case Study
Seamus Lennon, RIBA
Studio Director, IBI Group Manchester
@seamus_lennon

The Glass Works, Barnsley
Remaking a market town for the 21st Century

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Sheltered Long
Stay Cycle Parking
(40 spaces)
Sheltered Long
Stay Cycle Parking
(30 spaces)

Who do we want to attract?
Why will people visit?
What is our Vision?
How do we make sure it doesn’t fail?

Resilient
Agile
Diverse
Experience
Barnsley

Town Hall
Oakwell
The Civic
6th Form College
Victorian Arcade
Barnsley Council
Alhambra Shopping Centre
Metrodome
Digital Media Centre
University campus

Barnsley
Markets.
Only the best quality produce from local farms and suppliers;
succulent meat, daily deliveries of fresh fish direct from the East
Coast, local fruit andvegetables and a variety of specialist foods
can be found on Barnsley Market.
··,veget ti·esh deliveries every dny;cod
,vill nhvnys be n fnvourite, but sen bnss is
beconting very populnr. People's shopping
hnbits nre chnnging, nnd it's upto us to
chnnge with the111.1'111looking torwnrd to
the ne,v nutrket being snutck bnng in the
in the henrt of Bnrnsley."
Angus McKinley - Joseph Cliff , fishmongers
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""Nlyfnn1ily hnve been trnding ti·uit
nndveg on Bnrnsley nutrket torover
70 yenrs. ,ve visit the ,vholesnler
every dny,so everything on the stnll
·1snI,vnysf'resI1".
Pete Millward - P & J Millward, fruit andvegetables
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··,ve sell ti·esh hen nnd duck eggs
ti·on1our o,vn f tnn, ns ,veil ns loc tl
jnn1snndhoney ti·on1Hoylnnd."
Thorpe's Farm Shop
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··1love ,vorking here; I get rent
enjoy111ent front coining to work.
People co111eto 111ystnlljust to henr111e
shouting, Ido shout n lot - lite isjust n
bo"rl of cherries!"
Dave Wilson - Dave & Dave, fruit andvegetables
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""I'vebeen here since the nutrket
opened.,ve're ntrnditionnl butchers
but111yspecinlity is burgers ,vhich
Inutke ti·esh on the stnll every dny
- qunrter pounders, lutlfpound big
·uns nnd 111inted lnntb burgers. So if
you're hnving n BBQco111ennd see 111e."
Gary Copley - Gary Copley QualityButchers
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One of the te,vtripe nndoffnl stnlls left
inthe north,this loc tl delicncy is often
sought nfter by chefs, including son1e
celebrity ones, who hnve been kno,vn
to co111etothe nutrket especinlly torit.
Barnsley Tripe Stall
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A1 Retail
A3 Restaurant and cafes
A1 MSU
A1 Market
Leisure Cinema
Leisure / Workspace
MSCP
Ancillary

A1 Retail
A3 Restaurant and cafes
A1 MSU
A1 Market
Leisure Cinema
Leisure / Workspace
MSCP
Ancillary

A1 Retail
A3 Restaurant and cafes
A1 MSU
A1 Market
Leisure Cinema
Leisure / Workspace
MSCP
Ancillary

A1 Retail
A3 Restaurant and cafes
A1 MSU
A1 Market
Leisure Cinema
Leisure / Workspace
MSCP
Ancillary

The Glass Works in numbers
• 10,000m2 A1 Retail
• 2,500m2 A3 Food and Drink
• 4,000m2 B1 Workspace
• 4,000m2 D2 Leisure
• 13 screen multiplex cinema
• 11 restaurants and cafes
• ‘Market Kitchen’ - Food court
• 25 shops including 7 MSU’s
• New public library and community facilities
• Refurbished market
• New public realm including a market square
• 500 space MSCP

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References within the town Contemporary references Proposed materials

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