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The Conservation Rooflight®
Manchester Mill’s Modern Makeover
Dating back to the 1840s, the Grade II Listed Albert Mill in Manchester has been totally refurbished and converted into 21 ‘shell’ apartments by Urban Splash. While meticulously restoring the period styling of the former cotton mill’s exterior, the scheme allows home owners to design their own perfect interior. With just the four walls, capped services, windows and front doors provided, internally each apartment can be crafted to people’s own individual tastes and styles. Incorporated within the specification are ultra low profile, thermally efficient skylights from specialist manufacturer the Rooflight Company to enhance the city centre development described as a ‘new concept in living’.
Specified by Ronnie Ford of Liverpool-based Ackheion Architects, 41
linked Conservation Rooflights were installed to provide natural light
to the mezzanine bed decks. Ronnie Ford explains: “Preserving and
enhancing traditional or historic buildings involves taking into account
the visual characteristics of original features and matching them as
closely as possible, while still conforming to contemporary standards
and regulations.” This criteria led to the specification of the Conservation
Rooflight®, as it resembles an authentic Victorian skylight but meets or
exceeds all current standards of insulation, weather tightness and safety.
Tom Fenton, Associate Director for Urban Splash, explains: “At the
Albert Mill, we are pioneering a new concept where the layout, design
and construction of the apartments is left entirely up to the individual
purchasers, offering the ultimate flexibility to those who desire a truly
unique home. Developing cutting edge solutions to modern day living
also means delivering sustainable solutions, so we are extremely
selective about the products and materials used on our projects.
The Conservation Rooflight® meets our requirements in terms of looks
and performance, blending in unobtrusively with the existing Victorian
architecture.”
As it is a rare and important industrial site, the development retains the language of the former mill building with the use of a strong red brick façade, and many of its original features – such as the steel columns, brickwork and roof beams – have been preserved and incorporated into the apartments. Prices for the shell apartments will start from £150,000 and it is envisaged that apartments will be ready for purchasers to fit out from Spring 2008.
