Soapworks Salford Location City: Salford, UK

Breathing new life into the 8.5-acre site, turning it from a gated commercial area into a welcoming, sustainable, and vibrant mixed-use community

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Sectors:
Mixed Use, Residential, Workplace
Services:
Architecture
Studios:
Manchester
Client:
Bankfoot APAM and Catella APAM in partnership with Greater Manchester Pension Fund

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Key Info

Includes:
Three new residential buildings to deliver 580 new homes and the conversion of the last remaining vacant building on the former Colgate Palmolive site into Grade A office space
Area:
8.5-acres
Status:
Submitted for Planning permission

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Repurposing an existing development

Salford's iconic Soapworks is set to undergo a remarkable transformation, with a £200 million mixed-use expansion project. Soapworks aims to breathe new life into the 8.5-acre site, turning it from a gated commercial area into a welcoming, sustainable, and vibrant mixed-use community. Chapman Taylor’s design considers how the new works will complement the existing uses on the site and expand the amenities and facilities for the occupants, residents, and wider community.

A new mixed use community

The masterplan aims to deliver three new residential buildings to deliver c. 500 new contemporary homes, including a range of high-quality amenity facilities for residents. The masterplan also includes the refurbishment and expansion of the last remaining vacant warehouse on the site into a new mixed-use building comprising c. 60,000 sqft of modern and flexible workspace and 78 affordable homes. A new multi-level transportation hub accommodating c.900 car and motorcycle parking spaces aims to enhance connectivity to the wider Salford community and permit a series of new safe pedestrian and cycle-friendly routes across the site, with an array of public and green spaces to achieve the highest sustainable and environmental targets.

Reinventing an existing site in Salford to create a vibrant sustainable mixed-use neighbourhood

Andrew Carroll

Director, UK

Since joining Chapman Taylor in 2002, Andy has led the design and delivery of major projects across a range of sectors including mixed-use, office, residential, hospitality, retail and leisure.

Andy is a core member of the Manchester Studio leadership team. As a UK Board Director, he oversees our workplace and design delivery services and contributes to defining and implementing our core values across the UK.

Areas of expertise:

Mixed-use / Workplace / Residential / Hospitality / Retail / Leisure / Design Management / Design Delivery

Mark Doughty (BA(Hons), BArch, ADPPA, ARB, RIBA)

Director, UK

Mark joined Chapman Taylor in 2006, becoming a Director in 2022. A key member of the Manchester studio’s management team, Mark has a leading role in the workplace sector across the UK business.

He has over 15 years of experience and has successfully completed a number of major award-winning projects working both in the UK and internationally.

Areas of expertise:

Workplace / Retail / Delivery / Design Management

Mark joined Chapman Taylor in 2006 becoming an Associate Director in 2016. A key member of the Manchester studio’s management team, Mark has a business development remit for the office workplace sector across the UK business.

He has over 10 years’ experience and has successfully completed a number of major award winning projects across a range of sectors.

He takes an active part in the BCO and completed last year’s Cycle Challenge riding from London to Amsterdam over four days with fifty members of the BCO.

Areas of expertise:

Office / Retail / Delivery / Design Management

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