1 The Avenue, Spinningfields, Manchester by Sheppard Robson

26 November 2009 · By Richard Waite

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[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Sheppard Robson has released the first official pictures of its 1 The Avenue office and flagship store building, in Manchester’s Spinningfields business district

The 5,125m² building on Deansgate, which officially opens in March, sits between the refurbished John Rylands Library (recently extended by Austin-Smith:Lord, AJ 06.09.07) and No.1 Spinningfields Square, also designed by Sheppard Robson.

Backed by developer Allied London, the £16 million building houses a restaurant and bar, an Emporio Armani store, three floors of office space and a roof terrace. The cantilevered block, featuring trapezoidal external glazing, is currently the backdrop for the BBC’s Online Dragons’ Den series.

Project data

Architects:  Sheppard Robson
Location:  Spinningfields, Manchester
Type Of Project:  Mixed-use (retail/office/restaurant)
Structural Engineers:  Capita Symonds
Project Architect:  Anthony St Leger
Design Team: Tim Evans, Mark Dillon, Lee Bennett, Paolo Longo
Client:  Allied London
Funding:  Private
Tender date: March 2007
Start on site date: October 2007
Contract duration: 2 Years
Gross internal floor area:  5,100m²
Form of contract and/or procurement: Design & Build
Total cost:  £16 million
M&e consultant:  Roger Preston & Partners
Quantity surveyor: Gardiner & Theobold
Planning supervisor: Gardiner & Theobold
Lighting consultant:  L A P D Consultants
Main contractor:  Bovis Lendlease
Selected subcontractors and suppliers: Fruh Metalbau UK
Annual co2 emissions: BREEAM Excellent

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