Fairhursts appoints associate director
Manchester-based architectural practice Fairhursts Design Group has hired former Purcell associate Laura Sherliker, as the business eyes 10% annual growth over the next 12 months.
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Ardwick Green framework taps area’s potential
High-density affordable residential developments stepping down from Piccadilly and Mayfield alongside the Mancunian Way are proposed in a draft masterplan by Manchester City Council, now open for public consultation.
No 1 Circle Square tipped to house lifestyle venue
Canvas Manchester, a concept from the operators of London’s Pickle Factory and Oval Space, would feature a 100-seat restaurant, 400-capacity music and events space, and a private members club at the mixed-use scheme on Oxford Road.
Green light for Arkwright House refurb
The 95,000 sq ft office building in Manchester’s Parsonage Gardens will undergo its second refurbishment in three years after the city council approved a £1m plan to reconfigure the reception area to attract more tenants.
New Bailey public realm sketched
English Cities Fund, a joint venture between Salford City Council, Muse Developments and Homes England, has selected landscape architect Re-Form to create an area of public realm next to the 293,000 sq ft Four New Bailey, for which plans were submitted last week.
Wittington pulls Princess Street plans for rethink
The investment manager has withdrawn plans to refurbish and extend its 51,600 sq ft building on Princess Street in Manchester, opting to go “back to the drawing board” and return with designs that reflect the changes in the office market post-Covid-19.
PROFILE | Wyman leads radical next phase of Manchester growth
Louise Wyman, strategic director of growth and development at Manchester City Council, is embarking on the biggest placemaking rethink the city has seen in years, to include a heavier focus on design, public realm and “spaces between buildings”, and a shake-up of appointed consultants to improve competition.
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Loft looks to ride post-Covid rental wave
The interior design firm, which specialises in build-to-rent projects, forecasts increased growth as a result of a market shift towards renting rather than buying homes in the aftermath of Covid-19, after doubling its revenues since 2018.
MMU sports building kicks off
Work has started this week on Manchester Metropolitan University’s Institute of Sport facility, designed by architecture firm BDP.
