Disused Manchester church to be integrated into 23-storey resi
The Particular Baptist Chapel on Rochdale Road will be incorporated into Cynergy Wellness Residences’ 133-apartment scheme.
Rising to 23 storeys at its tallest point, the Manchester residential project is the developer’s first under the Cynergy Wellness brand.
The company that owns the site is City Point Residences, which is headed up by director Armanjeet Singh, according to Companies House.
The chapel’s facade, which is not listed, would be incorporated into the design of the Rochdale Road development and serve as the main entrance to the scheme. The building would provide 40 one-bedroom flats and 93 with two bedrooms.
Billed by the developer as a “pioneering new health and wellness-focused residential development”, the scheme would also feature a gym, spa, social areas, co-working space, concierge-manned reception, cycle storage, and a communal roof terrace.
Designed by Hodder + Partners, the development would be located between two hotels. The Hampton by Hilton, which completed in 2020, and a Premier Inn, which is under construction.
A consultation on the proposals is now live and will run until 21 October. Have your say.
Simon Clarke, commercial director at Cynergy Wellness Residences, said: “This project embodies our vision of creating wellness-focused homes that not only serve the individual needs of our residents but also respect and enhance the fabric of the local community.
“By blending the historic charm of the chapel with modern wellness living, we are delivering a development that reflects the best of both worlds — honouring the past while building for the future.”
Zerum is advising on planning and Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture is advising on heritage matters.
Looks decent apart from the blank side elevation, why wouldn’t you want a couple of windows facing towards the city centre (well, the Arndale car park (I’ve answered my own question))..
By Anonymous
Awful. Keep it or demolish it. Bad façadism should be a thing of the past.
By Anonymous
No parking in an area where the pay and display car parks are all getting built on and demand is very high!? The on-street bays are already full.
By ParkingSpaceRentals
Sounds great. With it not listed they could have torn it down but appreciated how much more it would add to the development and make it more appealing as opposed to a box front
By Tomo
Just more evidence as to why we need to let Tim Groom and Ollier Smurthwaite design all new buildings in Manchester. This neo-modernism/neo-brutalism garbage is dated, bland, and boring – should be left in the 2000s where it belongs. And what absolutely dire ground floor interaction. I cannot believe professional architects are still trotting out this rubbish.
By Ugh WHY
It gets worse
By Anonymous
Nice idea to retain the chapel, but the execution looks poor in the link. 2 beds marketed as “3 person units” suggest a fairly poor sq footage.
By Anonymous
The image above is a clear distraction for the general public 3-second attention spans to make this look better than it is. The wider elevation is horrendous. The facade retention is performative. The blank wall towards the city looks like the kind you would leave for a future neighbouring development – except there already is one, half the height, going up now. Appalling.
By SH
This will absolutely ruin my life
By Cladding Fan
Would look miles better if they matched the brick colour up from the church to the tower
By Anonymous
I definitely agree with 3:32 pm Anonymous, on the brickwork. The blend of the red brick with the white squared window and balconies would really compliment the old brickwork and stonework details of the old church.
We have seen enough grey, black and dark blue bricked buildings go up in Manchester to dull the skyline. It is already dull enough with the grey skies.
By Anonymous