The Story of our Radium
Located in Ancoats, Manchester, the site features a former factory currently utilized for commercial purposes, alongside a loading bay situated adjacent to its southern elevation.
The building on this site, a product of twentieth-century architecture, stands where St Paul’s Church School and a terrace of unspecified-use buildings once existed.
The structure, rising to three stories, adopts a recta
The building itself is constructed with a reinforced concrete frame, adorned with brown and red brickwork and features cross windows.
Notably, the south elevation, near the loading bay, exhibits distinctive steel supports, likely historical remnants used for hoisting equipment to an upper shaft opening.
This project proposal thoughƞully incorporates the proportions of existing window arrangements
An extensive study of the wider site context has influenced the design, integrating elements such as pitched roof structures, material textures, and colour palettes typical of the area.
The architectural design features a two-tier structure: the original brick base and a light, modern rooftop addition. Corten steel, a material of choice for the project, plays a crucial role not only in providing