Century Buildings, Manchester M3

Client: Nicholson Estates Ltd

Date: 1998 - 2002

Proposed Use: Residential / A3 use

Former Use: Redundant Offices

Gross Area: Residential 9,500 m2, A3 1, 430 m2

Accommodation: 121 residential apartments, 2 A3 units, 1 level car parking

Construction Value: £16 million

This £16 million residential development is located in Manchester's Central Conservation Area. The scheme comprises a Grade II Listed Building and an adjoining glass fronted 1960s Building that had become redundant as office space. The re-use of the building was made possible by the insertion of two sets of overtly modern glass and steel bridges into the existing lightwells of the listed building. These act as circulation atria, freeing up critical floorspace for residential accommodation.

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