THE BRIEF

H.H. Smith were awarded this contract for the development of a new residential apartment building consisting of a ground floor, plus six upper floors with a total of 14 apartments in the bustling ‘Northern Quarter’ area of Manchester. The construction is based around a steel frame with timber upper floors, with a brick and glazed external facade. The works include a breakthrough into the adjacent residential building which the client owns. The apartments will be of a high residential specification. The architects, Stephenson Studio, approached H.H. Smith to undertake this scheme on the back of the successfully completed Hallé St. Peter’s project.

KEY POINTS

High acoustic performance and stringent fire strategies are major elements of the design. The processes will require robust sequencing of installations and testing along with stringent QA procedures. Avoiding any disruption to the adjacent properties will be of paramount importance