The result of a successful competition entry, the design comprises the conversion of an 1830’s Grade 2 listed, lecture theatre that overtime had been insensitively altered. It was identified as an ideal opportunity to consolidate the students’ facilities in an upgraded, self –contained and stylish new environment. The work demanded an imaginative response to conservation [...]
The proposals comprise two podium structures that define street blocks and, springing from them, a sequence of four residential towers that create a focal point within the marina. Varying in height between 18 and 42 storeys, the towers are arranged in an asymmetrical composition with the elements facing each other across a small harbour. Retail, [...]
By the middle of the 19th century Forest Gate was a comfortable London suburb, although the next hundred years saw a steady decline in the quality of its commercial and physical environment. To arrest this trend, the local authority established a town centre Conservation Area in 1999, to protect the numerous Victorian buildings that had [...]
The site has a prominent corner at a busy intersection of major roads which served as a barrier to the expansion of the urban core. Its boundaries are distinguished by the contrasting scales of the city centre, St James’ Park stadium to the north and residential areas to the west. The proposals prioritise a sustainable [...]
Originally the area marked the transition between the dense residential ‘back to back’ streets of Hulme and the industrial fabric of Knott Mill centered on the River Medlock. Subsequently it was disconnected by the construction of the Mancunian Way ring-road which severed the local streets and became neglected. The development framework secured stakeholder commitment to [...]
Situated to the north-east of the city centre, the site is bisected by the Rochdale Canal and encompasses its intersection with the Ashton Canal. Several of the original basins, wharfs and warehouses survived but were neglected. The proposals re-engage the waterside with the urban core and reinstate the economic value of the historic fabric. They [...]
