Kampus Location City: Manchester, UK
A new type of Build-to-Rent neighbourhood, unique in central Manchester.
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Key Info
- Includes:
- 500 Apartments
- Area:
- 67,000m² GBA
- Status:
- Under construction, due to complete in 2020.
Creating a new and vibrant city centre community
Kampus is a £250 million new neighbourhood in Manchester city centre by Henry Boot Developments and Capital & Centric. Once home to Manchester Metropolitan University, the site is being transformed into over 500 apartments to rent in new buildings, former Victorian canal-side warehouses and the existing brutalist 1960s tower.
Regenerating a famous area
Sitting adjacent to Manchester’s famous Canal Street, the project retains an 11-storey, 1960’s former office tower, which will be extensively refurbished after being stripped back to the original concrete frame and extended by three additional storeys. The former academic buildings, built decades after the tower, have been demolished to make way for the new-build elements, which will be tied into the tower building. Completing the site as a second phase are two listed, derelict mill buildings, which will be refurbished and transformed to complement the wider development. Mecanoo architects secured detailed planning consent for Phase 1.
A seclued garden lined with retail and F&B
The development will host a range of independent retail and F&B spaces set around a lush secret garden and central courtyard. Residents will also benefit from a private landscaped podium, secure parking and cycle spaces and a rooftop residents’ gym and lounge which will boast unparalleled views across Manchester.
Kampus is a joint venture development between Capital & Centric and Henry Boot Developments. Chapman Taylor was appointed as Architect and Lead Designer with Exterior Architecture appointed to design the green spaces and public realm.
