The Kitchens

Select Interiors Ltd delivered the hospitality fit out for six restaurant and food hall concepts at The Kitchens in Spinningfields, Manchester, for Allied London Estates.

Location:

Spinningfields, Manchester

Sector:

Hospitality

Date:

July 2015

The Kitchens

With more than three decades of experience in hospitality interior design and commercial fit out, our team combined bespoke joinery, electrical works, lighting, resin flooring, decoration and graphics to create a distinctive destination for emerging food operators.

Overview

The Kitchens at Spinningfields brought together six independent food operators in a competition created to help promising food businesses develop from pop-up operators into established restaurant concepts.

Backed by Michael Ingall and Allied London Estates, the eventual winner would receive investment and support to develop their business. Select Interiors worked alongside Soo Wilkinson and the Allied London Estates team to translate the concept into a practical and engaging hospitality environment.

Scope of Works

The eight-week programme brought together the specialist trades and finishes required to create six individual food concepts within one destination.

Select Interiors coordinated dry lining and plastering, electrical and data installations, lighting, decoration, resin flooring, bespoke workshop and site joinery, and custom graphics. This integrated approach helped maintain quality and programme control while allowing each operator to establish an individual identity within the wider scheme.

Interior Design

Working collaboratively with Soo Wilkinson and Allied London Estates, our hospitality interior design team developed the bespoke counters, finishes and customer-facing details for the independent operators.

As experienced commercial interior designers in Manchester, we focused on layouts that supported busy food service, clear customer circulation and strong visual appeal. Durable materials and carefully considered finishes helped create spaces capable of performing in a high-footfall hospitality setting without compromising the personality of each concept.

Bespoke Joinery

Bespoke joinery formed a key part of the interior design. Select Interiors Ltd designed and produced custom counters and site joinery that supported the operational needs of each food business while giving the individual concepts their own character.

Our experience in bespoke joinery in Manchester enables us to combine workshop manufacture with skilled on-site installation, creating durable, tailored features for hospitality environments where appearance, functionality and long-term performance are equally important.

The Hospitality Fit Out

The Kitchens required a speedy and carefully coordinated hospitality fit-out in Manchester, delivered across six individual restaurant-style concepts within an eight-week programme

By bringing fit out, bespoke joinery, electrical works, flooring, decoration and graphics together within one coordinated team, Select Interiors maintained control over quality and delivery throughout the project. It reflects the joined-up approach we continue to bring to hospitality and commercial fit out projects across Manchester and the UK.

Outcome

The completed scheme created a distinctive destination where independent food operators could test, develop and grow their concepts in the heart of Spinningfields

The Kitchens later became the setting for The Million Pound Menu, hosted by Fred Sirieix, which gave emerging food businesses national exposure as they developed their concepts and entrepreneurial skills.

For Select Interiors, the project demonstrates how considered hospitality interior design and fit out can combine individual brand character with practical, hard-working spaces designed for demanding commercial use.