This new Sainsburys store is located on the outskirts of Portishead. Flanked by the ecologically rich Portbury Ditch and a disused railway line, careful consideration was needed to develop this complex site. The new building provides 30,000 ft² of retail space, as well as a petrol station, café, onsite bakery and an extensive delicatessen offering a wide range of meats, cheeses, hot food and even a pizza counter where meals can be handmade to order. The store is designed as a simple, functional building with clean lines and modest articulation around its key features. The store entrance is expressed with an elegant curved canopy, which sweeps over a glazed lobby and provides visual interest to the front of the building and shelter for customers. The store has excellent sustainability credentials, with an extensive PV array on the roof, a biomass boiler, rainwater harvesting and an exceptionally high airtightness of 1.24 changes/hr.