Trafford Wharfside

Client: Champan Taylor Architects, Paul Butler Associates, re-form Landscape Architects

Trafford, Greater Manchester

Executive summary from entrant:

A truly mixed use, mixed tenture development occupying a single urban block in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The scheme is the first large scale developmet to come forward in the emerging Trafford Wharfside development area. The development comprises three distinct but interconnected parts; 382 Build to Rent homes with extensive areas of internal and external residents amenity space within two waterside towers, 2310sqm of Academic teaching space for the University Campus of Football Business all sitting below 412 student bedrooms. The entire development is surrounded by extensive areas of new shared public realm, private and semi private courtyards and rooftop gardens.