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'''Boxpark''' is a food and retail park made out of refitted [[shipping containers]] in Britain.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38742250 |title=Boxing clever: The firms based in shipping containers |first= Simon |last=Fry|date=26 January 2017 |publisher=BBC }}</ref> It was founded by Roger Wade, who described it as the "world's first [[Pop-up retail|pop-up]] mall".<ref name="BBC"/> The first Boxpark was launched in [[Shoreditch]] in 2011, another was built in [[Croydon]] next to [[East Croydon station]] in 2016, and a third opened in [[Wembley]] in late 2018. |
'''Boxpark''' is a food and retail park made out of refitted [[shipping containers]] in Britain.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38742250 |title=Boxing clever: The firms based in shipping containers |first= Simon |last=Fry|date=26 January 2017 |publisher=BBC }}</ref> It was founded by Roger Wade, who described it as the "world's first [[Pop-up retail|pop-up]] mall".<ref name="BBC"/> The first Boxpark was launched in [[Shoreditch]] in 2011, another was built in [[Croydon]] next to [[East Croydon station]] in 2016, and a third opened in [[Wembley]] in late 2018.<ref name="eg"/> |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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[[File:London - BOXPARK Shoreditch (2).jpg|thumb|The first Boxpark opened in Shoreditch in 2011.]] |
[[File:London - BOXPARK Shoreditch (2).jpg|thumb|The first Boxpark opened in Shoreditch in 2011.]] |
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According to its founder Roger Wade, who started out with the street fashion shop and label [[Boxfresh]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://londoncalling.com/features/boxfresh-to-boxpark-london-calling-meets-pop-up-entrepreneur-roger-wade |title=Boxfresh to Boxpark: London Calling meets Pop-Up Entrepreneur Roger Wade |date=23 October 2012 |first=Tom |last=Hunter|work=London Calling }}</ref> the idea for a shopping centre made out of shipping containers has its origin in 1999, while he was attending German trade shows with Boxfresh. For each show, he would need to build a mini shop that would then be demolished, and he wondered if he could build a trade show stand in a container that could be reused. He said: "That was the beginning of my fascination, in 1999. Years later a friend was running retail developments, so some time in 2008-09 I wondered 'why not build a whole retail development out of containers?"<ref name="BBC"/> |
According to its founder Roger Wade, who started out with the street fashion shop and label [[Boxfresh]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://londoncalling.com/features/boxfresh-to-boxpark-london-calling-meets-pop-up-entrepreneur-roger-wade |title=Boxfresh to Boxpark: London Calling meets Pop-Up Entrepreneur Roger Wade |date=23 October 2012 |first=Tom |last=Hunter |work=London Calling |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402041225/https://www.londoncalling.com/features/boxfresh-to-boxpark-london-calling-meets-pop-up-entrepreneur-roger-wade |url-status=dead }}</ref> the idea for a shopping centre made out of shipping containers has its origin in 1999, while he was attending German trade shows with Boxfresh. For each show, he would need to build a mini shop that would then be demolished, and he wondered if he could build a trade show stand in a container that could be reused. He said: "That was the beginning of my fascination, in 1999. Years later a friend was running retail developments, so some time in 2008-09 I wondered 'why not build a whole retail development out of containers?"<ref name="BBC"/> |
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The first Boxpark was built in 2011 and was described "the world's first pop up mall".<ref name="new statesmen"/> However, by then shipping containers had already been used as pop-up shops, office and retail spaces around the world, for example the portable [[Puma SE|Puma]] City shop in US cities,<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=75rfAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 |
The first Boxpark was built in 2011 and was described "the world's first pop up mall".<ref name="new statesmen"/> However, by then shipping containers had already been used as pop-up shops, office and retail spaces around the world, for example the portable [[Puma SE|Puma]] City shop in US cities,<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=75rfAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 |title=UPCYCLE|author= LOT-EK |year=2012|page=20 |isbn=9781105967931 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://inhabitat.com/prefab-friday-puma-city-shipping-container-store-comes-to-bostons-fan-pier/ |title= Puma City Shipping Container Store Comes to Boston's Fan Pier|author=Yuka Yoneda |work=Inhabitat }}</ref> and the [[Dordoy Bazaar]] in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0104/p06s01-wosc.html |title='Made in China' moves into Russia's backyard | date= 4 January 2007 |first= Daniel |last=Sershen |work=Christian Science Monitor }}</ref> The company has plans to expand to other countries; however, a retail park also called Boxpark that opened in [[Dubai]] is not part of this company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/retail/boxpark-takes-a-stand-against-dubai-copycat/2015021915575 |title= Boxpark takes a stand against Dubai 'Copycat'|first=Vivian |last=Hendriksz | date= 19 February 2015|work= Fashion United}}</ref> |
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==Boxpark Shoreditch== |
==Boxpark Shoreditch== |
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[[File:Guardiancoffee-boxpark.jpg|thumb|A coffee shop in Boxpark Shoreditch]] |
[[File:Guardiancoffee-boxpark.jpg|thumb|A coffee shop in Boxpark Shoreditch]] |
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The first temporary shopping centre, backed by Charles Dunstone of [[Carphone Warehouse]], was built at |
The first temporary shopping centre, backed by Charles Dunstone of [[Carphone Warehouse]], was built at Bethnal Green Road on part of the former [[Bishopsgate railway station|Bishopsgate goods yard]] in [[Shoreditch]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4e9c30e0-1b6f-11e1-8b11-00144feabdc0 |title=Dunstone backs mall built of ship containers |date=November 30, 2011 |work=Financial Times}}</ref> Boxpark opened in December 2011,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://londonist.com/2011/12/in-pictures-pop-up-shopping-mall-boxpark-opens-in-shoreditch |title=In Pictures: Pop-Up Shopping Mall Boxpark Opens In Shoreditch |date=2 December 2011 |work=Londonist }}</ref> initially made out of 60 recycled shipping containers over two floors, with 40 in the lower floor, 20 in the upper floor.<ref name="new statesmen">{{cite web |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/12/london-boxpark-world |title=The world's first pop-up shopping mall |first=Sean |last=Carey |work=The New Statesmen |date=3 December 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/revolutionary-mall-to-open-in-shoreditch/971.article |title="Revolutionary" mall to open in Shoreditch |date=8 November 2011 |first=Rebecca |last=Hobson |work=London Loves Business |access-date=7 May 2017 |archive-date=16 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616125809/http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/revolutionary-mall-to-open-in-shoreditch/971.article |url-status=dead }}</ref> Originally intended to open for five years, the centre is still operating. Boxpark Shoreditch has 19 restaurants and bars and 27 shops.<ref name="BBC"/> |
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The Boxpark at Shoreditch was redeveloped in 2017, with the upper deck becoming the focus for street food at the venue.<ref name="eg">{{cite web |url=http://www.egi.co.uk/news/boxpark-to-open-20-pop-up-food-malls-in-uk-and-expand-overseas/ |title=BoxPark to open 20 pop-up food centres in UK and expand overseas |first= Julia |last=Cahill|date=7 March 2017 |work=EG}}</ref> |
The Boxpark at Shoreditch was redeveloped in 2017, with the upper deck becoming the focus for street food at the venue.<ref name="eg">{{cite web |url=http://www.egi.co.uk/news/boxpark-to-open-20-pop-up-food-malls-in-uk-and-expand-overseas/ |title=BoxPark to open 20 pop-up food centres in UK and expand overseas |first= Julia |last=Cahill|date=7 March 2017 |work=EG}}</ref> In July 2024, it was announced that it would close down by the end of summer to make way for [[The Goodsyard]] development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cunningham |first=Ed |date=2024-07-18 |title=Boxpark Shoreditch is officially closing this summer |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/boxpark-shoreditch-is-officially-closing-this-summer-071824 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Time Out London |language=en-GB}}</ref> In response to the announcement, The Night Time Industries Association started a campaign to save the site from closure, arguing that it has launched hundreds of new independent businesses and annually contributes more than £80 million to the local economy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=2024-07-25 |title=NTIA demands “immediate action" to save Boxpark Shoreditch from closure |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/ntia-demands-immediate-action-to-save-boxpark-shoreditch-from-closure-3778143 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Boxpark Croydon== |
==Boxpark Croydon== |
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[[File:Boxpark Croydon - interior view.jpg|thumb|left|Interior view of Boxpark Croydon]] |
[[File:Boxpark Croydon - interior view.jpg|thumb|left|Interior view of Boxpark Croydon]] |
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On 20 March 2015, it was announced that a second Boxpark would be built in Croydon to coincide with the regeneration project [[Croydon Vision 2020]].<ref name="standard"/> The centre was built with a £3 million loan from the [[Croydon Council]] and intended to be a temporary structure that would last for five years, until homes and offices could be developed on the site.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/interview-with-roger-wade-founder-and-ceo-of-boxpark/ |title=Interview with Roger Wade, founder and CEO of Boxpark |first= |
On 20 March 2015, it was announced that a second Boxpark would be built in Croydon to coincide with the regeneration project [[Croydon Vision 2020]].<ref name="standard"/> The centre was built with a £3 million loan from the [[Croydon Council]] and intended to be a temporary structure that would last for five years, until homes and offices could be developed on the site.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/interview-with-roger-wade-founder-and-ceo-of-boxpark/ |title=Interview with Roger Wade, founder and CEO of Boxpark |first=Liz |last=Sheppard-Jones |date=16 February 2017 |work=The Croydon Citizen |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-date=22 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922024424/https://thecroydoncitizen.com/politics-society/interview-with-roger-wade-founder-and-ceo-of-boxpark/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="advertiser"/> The scheme was designed by BDP, and the two-storey structure is constructed out of 96 shipping containers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archdaily.com/799612/boxpark-croydon-bdp |title=Boxpark Croydon / BDP |date=18 November 2016 |work=Arch Daily }}</ref> It is in the form of a semi-enclosed market hall with units arranged around it, and provides 24,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, double that of Shoreditch.<ref name="standard">{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/boxpark-croydon-shoreditch-centres-owner-announces-modern-covent-garden-pop-up-10121856.html |title= Boxpark Croydon: Shoreditch centre's owner announces 'modern Covent Garden' pop-up |first=Josh|last=Pettitt |date= 20 March 2015 |work=The Standard}}</ref> The Boxpark in Croydon has a covered seating area, as it was found that trade dropped off during the winter months in Shoreditch when it was exposed to the elements.<ref name="advertiser">{{cite news |url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/why-boxpark-croydon-has-a-roof-when-boxpark-shoreditch-doesn-t/story-29847126-detail/story.html |title=Why Boxpark Croydon has a roof when Boxpark Shoreditch doesn't |author=aworden |date=27 October 2016 |work=Croydon Advertiser |access-date=1 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031234023/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/why-boxpark-croydon-has-a-roof-when-boxpark-shoreditch-doesn-t/story-29847126-detail/story.html |archive-date=31 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Boxpark Croydon has 36 shop units and is focused on dining and drink outlets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/368714/operator-line-up-for-boxpark-croydon-revealed |title=Operator line-up for Boxpark Croydon revealed |date=4 October 2017 |work=The Caterer }}</ref> It opened in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://croydonbid.com/news/boxpark-croydon-opens-late-october-2016 |title=Boxpark Croydon opens late October 2016 |work=Croydon Business Improvement District }}</ref> It also hosts events such as music performances, kickboxing and screenings of films and football matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/boxpark-to-run-a-dozen-large-events-as-founder-says-it-needs-to-broaden-its-appeal/story-30256422-detail/story.html |title=Boxpark to run a dozen 'large events' as founder says it needs to 'broaden its appeal' |author=TMackintosh |date=7 April 2017 |work=Croydon Advertiser }}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/15350694.Find_out_what__39_s_on_at_Croydon_Boxpark_this_summer/ |title= Check out what's happening in Croydon this summer as Boxpark reveal their long list of activities |date= 15 June 2017 |work=Croydon Guardian }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/jubilant-football-fans-at-boxpark-croydon-react-to-england-goal-against-sweden-a3881926.html |title=Jubilant football fans at Boxpark Croydon react to England goal against Sweden |first=Chloe|last= Chaplain|date= 7 July 2018 |work=Evening Standard}}</ref> The resident [[Disc jockey|DJ]] of the Croydon is [[Jay Knox|DJ Jay Knox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-02-05 |title=BOXPARK Croydon hosts football fandom experience for Saturday's Crystal Palace match {{!}} SWLondoner |url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/news/05022020-crystal-palace-everton-boxpark-croydon |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=South West Londoner |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Boxpark Wembley== |
==Boxpark Wembley== |
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[[File:Inside Boxpark Wembley Park.jpg|thumb|Boxpark Wembley]] |
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A third Boxpark opened near [[Wembley Stadium]] in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |work=Campaign|url= https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/boxpark-open-wembley/1445431 |title=Boxpark to open in Wembley|first=Gurjit |last=Degun |date=September 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/outdoors/boxpark-wembley-opens-1-5810575 |title=Boxpark Opens In Wembley |date=7 December 2018 |work=Ham & High }}</ref> Boxpark Wembley is the largest one yet, covering a floor area of 50,000 sq ft, with a 2,000-person capacity events space.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/boxpark-wembley-names-restaurants-new-14686064 |title=Boxpark Wembley names some of the restaurants that will be in the new food mall |first=Frederica |last=Miller|date= 21 May 2018|work=Get West London}}</ref> Boxpark Wembley has 30 units, and 24 food and drink retail outlets have opened at the venue. As with Boxpark Croydon, the open hall/events space may be used for events such as music performances and screenings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/entertainment/days-out/boxpark-wembley-opens-1-5810575 |title=Boxpark Opens In Wembley |date=7 December 2018|first=Bridget|last= Galton|work=Brent & Kilburn Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2019/01/spotlight-boxpark-wembley-pop-up-retail-roger-wade/ |title=Spotlight: Boxpark Wembley|first=Ben |last=Stevens|date=17 January 2019 |work=Retail Gazette}}</ref> It is regularly used as a fan zone for those attending football matches, concerts and other events held at Wembley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/learn-all-the-moves-to-wannabe-at-a-spice-girls-fan-zone-in-wembley-060719|title=Learn all the moves to |
A third Boxpark opened near [[Wembley Stadium]] in December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |work=Campaign|url= https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/boxpark-open-wembley/1445431 |title=Boxpark to open in Wembley|first=Gurjit |last=Degun |date=September 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/etcetera/outdoors/boxpark-wembley-opens-1-5810575 |title=Boxpark Opens In Wembley |date=7 December 2018 |work=Ham & High }}</ref> Boxpark Wembley is the largest one yet, covering a floor area of 50,000 sq ft, with a 2,000-person capacity events space.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/boxpark-wembley-names-restaurants-new-14686064 |title=Boxpark Wembley names some of the restaurants that will be in the new food mall |first=Frederica |last=Miller|date= 21 May 2018|work=Get West London}}</ref> Boxpark Wembley has 30 units, and 24 food and drink retail outlets have opened at the venue. As with Boxpark Croydon, the open hall/events space may be used for events such as music performances and screenings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/entertainment/days-out/boxpark-wembley-opens-1-5810575 |title=Boxpark Opens In Wembley |date=7 December 2018|first=Bridget|last= Galton|work=Brent & Kilburn Times }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2019/01/spotlight-boxpark-wembley-pop-up-retail-roger-wade/ |title=Spotlight: Boxpark Wembley|first=Ben |last=Stevens|date=17 January 2019 |work=Retail Gazette}}</ref> It is regularly used as a fan zone for those attending football matches, concerts and other events held at Wembley.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/learn-all-the-moves-to-wannabe-at-a-spice-girls-fan-zone-in-wembley-060719|title=Learn all the moves to 'Wannabe' at a Spice Girls fan zone in Wembley|first= Alexandra |last=Sims|date=7 June 2019|work=Time Out }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mylondon.news/whats-on/food-drink-news/24-boxpark-wembley-restaurants-cafs-16018800 |title=The 24 Boxpark Wembley restaurants, cafés and dessert parlours opened so far|first=Qasim |last=Peracha|date= 25 March 2019 |work=My London }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/sport/football/albion/brighton-fans-hail-hughton-and-bloom-ahead-of-fa-cup-semi-final-1-8880792 |title=Brighton fans hail Hughton and Bloom ahead of FA Cup semi-final|first=Matt|last=Pole |date=6 April 2019 |work=Brighton & Hove Independent }}</ref> |
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== Boxpark Liverpool == |
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The first Boxpark outside London opened in the [[Baltic Triangle]] area of [[Liverpool]] on 19 April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheehan |first=Rory |date=2024-03-11 |title=Boxpark confirms Liverpool opening date |url=https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/boxpark-confirms-liverpool-opening-date/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Place North West |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Re:START]], a temporary shopping centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. |
*[[Re:START]], a temporary shopping centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. |
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*[[Downtown Container Park]], is an outdoor shopping mall and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, in which the shops and restaurants are housed in repurposed shipping containers |
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*[[Shipping container architecture]] |
*[[Shipping container architecture]] |
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Revision as of 03:50, 28 July 2024
Boxpark is a food and retail park made out of refitted shipping containers in Britain.[1] It was founded by Roger Wade, who described it as the "world's first pop-up mall".[1] The first Boxpark was launched in Shoreditch in 2011, another was built in Croydon next to East Croydon station in 2016, and a third opened in Wembley in late 2018.[2]
Origin
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According to its founder Roger Wade, who started out with the street fashion shop and label Boxfresh,[3] the idea for a shopping centre made out of shipping containers has its origin in 1999, while he was attending German trade shows with Boxfresh. For each show, he would need to build a mini shop that would then be demolished, and he wondered if he could build a trade show stand in a container that could be reused. He said: "That was the beginning of my fascination, in 1999. Years later a friend was running retail developments, so some time in 2008-09 I wondered 'why not build a whole retail development out of containers?"[1]
The first Boxpark was built in 2011 and was described "the world's first pop up mall".[4] However, by then shipping containers had already been used as pop-up shops, office and retail spaces around the world, for example the portable Puma City shop in US cities,[5][6] and the Dordoy Bazaar in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[7] The company has plans to expand to other countries; however, a retail park also called Boxpark that opened in Dubai is not part of this company.[8]
Boxpark Shoreditch
The first temporary shopping centre, backed by Charles Dunstone of Carphone Warehouse, was built at Bethnal Green Road on part of the former Bishopsgate goods yard in Shoreditch.[9] Boxpark opened in December 2011,[10] initially made out of 60 recycled shipping containers over two floors, with 40 in the lower floor, 20 in the upper floor.[4][11] Originally intended to open for five years, the centre is still operating. Boxpark Shoreditch has 19 restaurants and bars and 27 shops.[1]
The Boxpark at Shoreditch was redeveloped in 2017, with the upper deck becoming the focus for street food at the venue.[2] In July 2024, it was announced that it would close down by the end of summer to make way for The Goodsyard development.[12] In response to the announcement, The Night Time Industries Association started a campaign to save the site from closure, arguing that it has launched hundreds of new independent businesses and annually contributes more than £80 million to the local economy.[13]
Boxpark Croydon
On 20 March 2015, it was announced that a second Boxpark would be built in Croydon to coincide with the regeneration project Croydon Vision 2020.[14] The centre was built with a £3 million loan from the Croydon Council and intended to be a temporary structure that would last for five years, until homes and offices could be developed on the site.[15][16] The scheme was designed by BDP, and the two-storey structure is constructed out of 96 shipping containers.[17] It is in the form of a semi-enclosed market hall with units arranged around it, and provides 24,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, double that of Shoreditch.[14] The Boxpark in Croydon has a covered seating area, as it was found that trade dropped off during the winter months in Shoreditch when it was exposed to the elements.[16] Boxpark Croydon has 36 shop units and is focused on dining and drink outlets.[18] It opened in October 2016.[19] It also hosts events such as music performances, kickboxing and screenings of films and football matches.[20][21][22] The resident DJ of the Croydon is DJ Jay Knox.[23]
Boxpark Wembley
A third Boxpark opened near Wembley Stadium in December 2018.[24][25] Boxpark Wembley is the largest one yet, covering a floor area of 50,000 sq ft, with a 2,000-person capacity events space.[26] Boxpark Wembley has 30 units, and 24 food and drink retail outlets have opened at the venue. As with Boxpark Croydon, the open hall/events space may be used for events such as music performances and screenings.[27][28] It is regularly used as a fan zone for those attending football matches, concerts and other events held at Wembley.[29][30][31]
Boxpark Liverpool
The first Boxpark outside London opened in the Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool on 19 April 2024.[32]
See also
- Re:START, a temporary shopping centre in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Downtown Container Park, is an outdoor shopping mall and entertainment complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, in which the shops and restaurants are housed in repurposed shipping containers
- Shipping container architecture
References
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