Efficient, duplex apartment scheme in the Northern Quarter
The site is at the corner of Houldsworth Street and Lever Street in the Northern Quarter, Manchester. The site consists of two, non listed former textile warehouses which were amalgamated in the early 20th century. The property is currently in use as a textile store, but the upper floors are mostly unused and the structure is in a very poor state of repair. For this reason the building would make way for the new residential development.
The scheme works to a considered massing, working in context to adjacent, multi-storey buildings to give a response that sits in harmony with its neighbours.
Manchester, at present, find itself within a residential boom, however many of the recent proposals have a similar aesthetic and have a formulaic response. We wanted to create new homes that would have character, interesting spaces and high levels of natural light. With the benefit that in a commercial sense, the units would make our client stand out from their competitors!