Appointment on new £20M Film Studio adjacent to Belfast Lough

Semple & McKillop have been appointed on the North Foreshore Film Studios for our client Belfast Harbour Commissioners. The studios are to be located on the soon-to-be redeveloped 340-acre former landfill site adjacent to Belfast Lough.

This new purpose built development will include studios and sound stages, dedicated workshops and film production support accommodation. Semple & McKillop are responsible for the mechanical, electrical and sustainable design services and specialist services design necessary to accommodate the full spectrum of film production needs for this large scale development. The project is currently at tender stage and due for completion by October 2016.

In 2012 Semple & McKillop completed the £4.5M Paint Hall Film Studio in Titanic Quarter which is best known for its home to the filming of HBO’s Game of Thrones.