Mace Group

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Manchester has seen much urban renewal and residential development in the last ten years with Mace a key player. No.1 Deansgate is a poster project for the affluence of Manchester with luxury apartments selling for up to £1.5m.

Mace completed all fit out works including kitchens, carpets and wooden flooring. The development also included the construction of five retail units to shell only at ground level and below ground car parking for 75 cars.

No 1 Deansgate was the first residential development in the UK to use glass louvers as a building façade, creating a buffer zone. The buffer zone is a habitable space for the residents that also provides acoustic and thermal protection to the individual apartments. All residents are able access the buffer zone with sections of the louvers operable electronically to provide a ‘ balcony‘. In the event of high winds or rain the louvers close automatically.

Features:

• 4600m2 of glass electrically operated glass louvers
• 5000m2 of inner curtain walling
• Slender steel frame requiring innovative erection methods using remote access from mobile elevating working platforms
• Tight city centre project with limited access and storage facilities
• A legal agreement was in place that required the frame to be constructed to achieve key milestone dates to allow the construction of the adjacent development located 25mm from our building on two elevations

Links

wikipedia: No.1 Deansgate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_Deansgate

Architect: Ian Simpson
http://www.iansimpsonarchitects.com/

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