kampus

listed buildings sensitively renovated into loft style apartments with commercial space to the lower levels to activate the public realm

We have sensitively restored the warehouses to preserve the best of their historic features such as the original cast iron columns and brickwork, whilst creating 58 contemporary loft style apartments with access to a range of on-site community amenities including gym, yoga studio, and cinema. As much as possible of the original fabric, structure and features (such as hoists, external escape stairs and machinery) has been retained and restored, celebrating the industrial heritage of the mills from entrance to apartment. A new cloister element within Minto & Turner activates the inner face of the buildings to give apartments dual aspect views, with planted steel window boxes which echo the garden spaces below. A minimal material palette showcases the red brick, cast iron and exposed timber synonymous with Manchester’s built heritage.

Internally apartments celebrate an industrial aesthetic with exposed brickwork and timber floorboards and high quality kitchens designed as an ‘object within a space’.

The scheme was developed in close consultation with stakeholders and user groups. Lighting, signage and circulation strategies have been developed to enhance a feeling of community cohesion, to respond sensitively to the Listed buildings and create a strong identity for the wider development.

restoration of one of manchester’s last remaining cobbled streets

Our project reinstates Little David Street, a charming cobbled street closed off for decades, which runs between the two buildings. The street has been opened up again to the public as a lively new thoroughfare with bars, cafes, shops and restaurants.