Town Centre Securities - Retail Development - Manchester, Further Planning submitted at Piccadilly Basin
Date: 18 Jul 2007
Two planning applications have been submitted for the next phase of the £250M Town Centre Securities Piccadilly Basin regeneration scheme, the first for a 12,165sq ft restaurant with 58 apartments above it and the second, a larger mixed use application for 4,166sq ft of offices, 40,300sq ft of retail space and an additional 159 apartments.
Richard Lewis, Development Director of Town Centre Securities, says; "We have submitted the planning for the Retail Village at Piccadilly Basin and are looking forward to emulating the success of the existing elements of the scheme with this latest phase. The retail units and additional apartments will superbly complement the existing offering and will further cement the scheme as a true mixed use development. All elements of the scheme are progressing well and we have taken great care to extend our commitment to sustainability and the green agenda to this new phase.
Project Architect for the scheme, Matthew Ayres from award winning Ian Simpson Architects, discusses how the scheme is meeting the eco-homes criteria;
"From the very first client briefing green issues have been in the forefront of the teams mind. The development of the massing and form has taken this into account along with the desire to create a proposal which is elegant and relates to its surroundings and context. The buildings are orientated so as to show a hard exterior shell to the heavy traffic on Great Ancoats Street with a soft heavily landscaped inner space. All roof spaces are 'greened' with a mix of landscaped accessible garden spaces, sedum roofs and brown roofs. The roofs offer good insulation, reduce surface water runoff, create varied habitats for wildlife, reduce reflected / radiated heat and reduce air and noise pollution. The design allows semi private spaces to be created protecting the users whether they be shoppers or residents from the aggressive external environment, noise / air pollution etc. Material choice will also play an important role in creating an eco friendly development. Town Centre Securities also aspires to use only materials which have an A rating in the BRE's Green Guide to Specification."
Extensive design work was also carried out during the design development to ensure the buildings would at least gain an EcoHomes rating of Very Good. This approach has culminated in an EcoHomes pre assessment being carried out by BDP on the proposals indicating that a very good rating is achievable.
This latest phase follows on from Phase 1 of the offices, which is well underway with refurbishment of the historic listed Carvers Warehouse which will create 5 floors of high quality office space, retaining many original features, around a glazed circulation core. The refurbishment is due for completion during 2007 and the framework is rapidly rising on the 31,450sq ft headquarters building for BDP Architects. The BDP building will be the first naturally ventilated commercial building in Manchester to receive a BREEAM rating of excellent, showing the clear dedication to environmental sustainability being practised. Detailed consent has also been granted for Phase 2 of the offices, the 87,583sq ft Eider House again designed by Ian Simpson Architects.
In addition to the offices, there are 140 luxury apartments within the two stylish residential buildings, Vantage Quay and Jacksons Warehouse, which overlook the canal, with a further 65 apartments in the pipeline. Completing the mix of metropolitan living offered round the clock at Piccadilly Basin, is the highly acclaimed Moon Bar & Restaurant, The Cotton House and Kro restaurant and bar and the flagship ILVA furniture store.
Office agents on the scheme are Lambert Smith Hampton and Cushman & Wakefield, with Knight Frank representing the new residential element.
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