Associated Architects has lodged proposals for a £6m food, entertainment and events venue in Wolverhampton that is inspired by the success of Boxpark-type shipping-container projects in other cities.

The practice’s plans, worked up for Wolverhampton City Council, would deliver around 1,450sq m of new space in 20 units on a 0.45ha site next to the city’s main shopping centre.

Associated Architects’ proposals for the venue involve corrugated metal cladding in a nod to the shipping-container look, but the main building would not be constructed from containers.

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