Development schemes
- Ancoats Hospital Site /
- Bascule Bridge /
- Chips /
- Cotton Field /
- Guest Street /
- Health Centre /
- House /
- Islington Square /
- Old Mill Street /
- Redhill Street Bridge /
- School /
- Stubbs Mill /
- The Botanic /
- The Dispensary /
- Tutti Frutti /
- Urban Barns /
- Water /
- Weybridge Road /
Guest Street
Guest St is the second phase of housing for existing residents at New Islington. FAT got on famously with the local community, and they were always going to be a
hard act to follow, but de Metz Forbes Knight (DMFK) welcomed this challenge and once again worked closely with residents to design some fantastic new homes.
As with the first phase, a competition was organised by RIBA that attracted architects from all over Europe to enter. The judging panel came together and picked six practices, which they would have been happy to work with, and the residents put the architects through their paces and chose DMFK.
DMFK are a young practice with a fresh, eclectic approach to the design process, who like to shun elitist design and concentrate on quality of life for everyone. We are delighted to have them on board the New Islington team.
Building work started on site in January 06 and the houses are now occupied and the residents are happy with their bespoke new homes.
Contact name: Karen Fenton
Developer's: Manchester Methodist Housing Association
Designer's: de Metz Forbes Knight Architects
