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 /
Islington Square
It seems right and proper that the first scheme to actually be built in New Islington was to provide new homes for the existing residents.
We worked with the RIBA competitions office to run an architectural competition to choose the best architect to work on the project.
We had a judging panel of the good and the great and the judges picked six practices who, on balance, they would have been happy to do the job.
The residents then got to choose which one of those six they wanted to work with.
We’re delighted to say that they chose to get FAT.
FAT are mad as hatters with a serious point to make in this world of slick architecture and aspirant home makeover programmes. They happen to think that IKEA were wrong when they told us to chuck out our Chinz.
Plus they made the residents laugh and we all knew that we’d get on fabulously with them, and we have.
In the eyes of Will Alsop who chaired the judging panel, FAT were a quintessential part of the diversity that we are looking to embrace across New Islington.
The residents started to move into their new homes from March 06 and the project has generated a huge amount of interest from the media and critical acclaim.
We’re happy with it, the residents are happy with it and the critics are happy with it, and you can’t ask for much more than that...
Contact name: Karen Fenton
Developer's: Manchester Methodist Housing Association
Designer's: FAT
