KEY CONSIDERATIONS
The wider MSP regeneration strategy has continued to evolve since its original submission in 2014, with an update in 2018 and the most recent update in 2023. The evolving framework serves to guide future proposals to align with the City Council’s strategic vision and objectives for MSP.
Since 2014, we have delivered the first two phases of the MSP masterplan, the Bright Building and Base; the latter which included the delivery of a new East / West pedestrian route from Greenheys Lane. At each stage, the framework and individual proposals have sought to engage with the local community and a range of key considerations have informed the design development of these proposals.
Within this context, the design objectives for the proposals have been informed by both the requirements of future occupiers, but also by the need for the building to positively support the local area. In summary, key considerations for the emerging design are:
Built Environment
High quality design is an important objective for the project, ensuring the architecture not only makes a positive contribution to the site and surroundings, but also positively addresses surrounding streets and areas of public realm.
Sustainability and Biodiversity
The proposals will seek to minimise carbon through construction and operation, and deliver a larger range of plant species and wildlife habitats than what is on-site today.
Environmental Considerations
The detailed design is developing to address sunlight and daylight, noise, air quality, highways and servicing and privacy, as well as the full suite of other environmental considerations required as part of the planning process.
Parking
The proposals will be supported by a parking strategy, which will set out how the proposals will accommodate parking within MSP.
Servicing
To maintain local residential amenity and highways safety, future servicing arrangements will be subject to a robust service management strategy, which will set out the form, frequency and standard operational hours of servicing vehicles.
Permeability and Pedestrian Safety
To enhance MSP’s objective to enhance pedestrian and cycle connections with surrounding areas, the proposals seek to deliver a pedestrian crossing across Greenheys Lane, which will improve access and safety for users of the site and the local community.
Building position & landscaping
Key
(ground floor)
(upper floors)
setting to all elevations
from Greenheys Lane
Accessibility & Solar Path
Key
(ground floor)
cycle route
levels
to Hulme residential area
