Manchester’s Changing Skyline

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Viability constraints have prompted Oval Developments to rethink its plans for the Manchester mixed-use scheme, with a reduction in office space planned.

The developer won permission for its debut Manchester scheme last year. Designed by Studio Egret West, the project proposed a 45-storey skyscraper featuring 367 homes and a distinctive 350,000 sq ft office block rising to 19 storeys.

Oval to reshape Albert Bridge House vision - Place North West

Viability constraints have prompted the developer to rethink its plans for the Manchester mixed-use scheme, with a reduction in office space planned.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

of my favourite views of the city centre at street level.

Seeing Beetham tower and Viadux 1 next to each other in the distance.

My client used to own the building to the left in the foreground. Not a fan of the additional storey.

 

[jrb]

My client used to own the building to the left in the foreground. Not a fan of the additional storey.

You’ve got some very rich clients. :-)

I quite like the redevelopment of the building as a whole. I take your point about the additional storey, even though it follows the curve of the building, and is quite plain and inoffensive.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Viability constraints have prompted Oval Developments to rethink its plans for the Manchester mixed-use scheme, with a reduction in office space planned.

The developer won permission for its debut Manchester scheme last year. Designed by Studio Egret West, the project proposed a 45-storey skyscraper featuring 367 homes and a distinctive 350,000 sq ft office block rising to 19 storeys.

Oval to reshape Albert Bridge House vision - Place North West

Viability constraints have prompted the developer to rethink its plans for the Manchester mixed-use scheme, with a reduction in office space planned.

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

I like that, how refreshing to not have yet another off the shelf Simpson Haugh design.

 

[jrb]

I like that, how refreshing to not have yet another off the shelf Simpson Haugh design.

The tower might not survive the redesign of the overall proposal? The office block is definitely going. Which is a shame because it looks great.

Albert Bridge House

Studio Egret West have designed an ambitious scheme that will help to transform the Albert Bridge House site in central Manchester.

studioegretwest.com

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

The tower might not survive the redesign of the overall proposal? The office block is definitely going. Which is a shame because it looks great.

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Albert Bridge House

Studio Egret West have designed an ambitious scheme that will help to transform the Albert Bridge House site in central Manchester.

studioegretwest.com

That's a shame.

 

[Coatigan]

You’ve got some very rich clients. :-)

I quite like the redevelopment of the building as a whole. I take your point about the additional storey, even though it follows the curve of the building, and is quite plain and inoffensive.

And it is highly likely that is exactly what planners would have wanted to see and maybe even actively pushed.

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

You’ve got some very rich clients. :-)

I quite like the redevelopment of the building as a whole. I take your point about the additional storey, even though it follows the curve of the building, and is quite plain and inoffensive.

Just not in character with the original building imo. It was a bit neglected - owners were just waiting for a developer to come along and take it off their hands.

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Some lovely views of Manchester in this video

 

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