Links of London
Popup Shop at Heathrow T5 Terminal
A steel structure that needed to be free standing so as not to fix into floor. The framework was designed to be self supporting once bolted together onsite. The structure was wrapped in mirror Skybond with integral flush fit opal acrylic logos. The logos were back-lit with LED lighting. Flush fit tension fabric light boxes were used in the main pillars.
Design & Planning
Working with the shopfitter, structural engineer and Heathrow Airport we needed to design the structure for this popup shop to be installed in one night.
Popup shop elevations
Using the maximum shop floor area given to this project
Structure of main pilars
Main pillars to incorporate illuminated logo and tension fabric light box.
span structure
Spans between pillars to be self supporting once bolted together.
Construction
Everything was built in house including cutting and welding of the sub-frame, cutting and folding of the mirror Skybond. Routing in the flush fit logos and incorporating the light boxes.
steel work
Steel Sub-frame to be bolted together in sections on site
Steel frame & part built Skybond
Steel frame before being wrapped in Mirror Skybond.
Integral illuminated logos & fabric light boxes
With the tension fabric light boxes it is very easy for staff to replace the images. All that is required is for staff to pull on a small tab sticking out from the bottom left side to remove the fabric. Then simply insert the new image.
Floor
The fasse floor installed by the shop fitter conceals the spreader plates that the structure is bolted to.
Large light box
Fabric light boxes can span huge areas without joins.
mirror Skybond
The protective covering was left on till the last minute.