Upper Brook Street
Connections for life
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A new life sciences cluster will transform an inner Manchester brownfield site and introduce a whole new audience to the world of science
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Our masterplan transforms an urban brownfield site located between the city centre, university campus, and Manchester Royal Infirmary into a new home for 983 students, alongside 328,000 sq ft of life sciences workspace with ground floor public amenities.
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Designed to be adaptable, the life sciences buildings consist of a wide range of unit sizes and types, which can easily switch from office to lab, and back again.
The development of purpose-built, high quality laboratory research and development space on the Oxford Road Corridor is important to achieve the full potential of Manchester’s scientific economy.
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Locating life sciences buildings within an urban neighbourhood is an opportunity to showcase science to a wider audience. Positioning ground-floor laboratory spaces on prominent frontages encourages residents and workers to explore what’s going on.
Three acres of new public realm, criss-crossed with new pedestrian and cycle routes, connect diverse inner-city neighbourhoods.
And two new public squares, with plenty of places to sit, and spaces for children to play encourage people to meet, get to know each other and build a community.
Project details
Project name: Upper Brook Street
Location: Manchester, UK
Scope: Masterplanning
Clients: Property Alliance Group and Moda Living
Status: Live
Masterplanner: Hawkins\Brown
Architect (Life Sciences): Hawkins\Brown
Architect (PBSA): Simpson Haugh
Planning Consultant: Ashton Hale
Landscape Architects: Re-Form
Civil Engineer: WSP
Fire Engineer: Design Fire
Heritage Consultant: Turley
Transport Consultant: Focus Transport
Structural Engineer : WSP
MEP: KJ Tait