The Chip Shop · Manchester · 2023

The Chip Shop

A compact unit on Piccadilly Approach, designed around the constraints of the space.

The brief was simple: a fast, high-quality fish and chip offer for city centre workers, commuters, and station traffic. The unit is small, services were limited, and every square metre had to earn its place. Our response took the classic chippy palette - white ceramic tile, stainless steel counter, panel lighting - and rebuilt it at a higher specification, letting the building do the rest.

Brushed stainless steel runs the full length of the servery and wraps the counter fascia. Polycarbonate cladding above the counter line diffuses the linear LED behind it. The existing ventilation ductwork was left fully exposed overhead, its scale and rawness giving the tight interior an unexpected industrial presence. Small-format dark mosaic tile covers the floor throughout. White ceramic tile completes the back wall - the reference is direct and intentional.

Scope - Concept · Visualisation · Tender drawings · Design management throughout construction
The Chip Shop sign close-up
The Chip Shop servery and ductwork
The Chip Shop interior
The Chip Shop full glazed frontage