Redfern Building

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"Redfern is an iconic Dutch modernist building that has been transformed into modern Grade A office space as well as mixed retail and leisure space spread across the ground and lower ground floors."

Facts

The grade two-listed Redfern was built in 1936 and based on a Dutch design.

798m2 of mixed retail and leisure space spread across the ground and lower ground floors.

Existing heritage tiles refurbished and retained.

Project Status: Completed
Location: Manchester
Client: NOMA
Architect: Sheppard Robson

The Challenge

The refurbishment of a grade 2 listed building in Manchester. Two floors of retail space, five floors of office space with the top two floors being a duplex office space with a roof terrace.

Redfern Building, Manchester

Redfern was built for the Co-operative Wholesale Society and is now part of the Co-operative Estate in Manchester which includes a number of listed 20th century buildings such as the CIS Tower and Hanover Building.

Replacement of existing windows, new M&E installation throughout, formation of new WC’s including refurbishment of stair cores, 2 new passenger lifts and 2 new accessible lifts. Works include refurbishment of the existing façade, new internal drainage / down pipes and new Kemper roof membrane overlay system