X1 Cheltenham Place.
A tower for students,
handed over.
A 10–15 storey purpose-built student accommodation block off Frederick Street, Salford. Designed and delivered from concept to handover.
A purpose-built
student tower,
Salford.
[Directors to rewrite naturally. A 10–15 storey PBSA block in Salford. Designed and delivered with Bridgestone and LRW, from concept through handover, occupied by students from the start of the 2025 academic year.]
[Engineering brief — the PBSA challenge: high turnover, dense occupancy, predictable but punishing usage patterns. The mechanical and electrical strategy had to be robust, maintainable, and quiet.]
[Continuation — site / planning / programme constraints. Anything distinctive about the LRW design that drove the MEP response.]
High-density,
quietly delivered.
[Directors to rewrite naturally. Full MEP design and modelling, from RIBA Stage 2 to handover, in collaboration with LRW and Bridgestone.]
Mechanical
[Heating / cooling / ventilation strategy for PBSA density. Anything novel about the heat source or distribution.]
Electrical
[LV distribution serving high-bed-count occupancy. Sub-metering. Lighting strategy. Emergency systems.]
Public Health
[Drainage and water services across a 10–15 storey block. Anything distinctive about the strategy.]
Sustainability
[Energy modelling, Part L compliance, low-carbon strategy across the 10–15 storey block. Operational performance vs PBSA occupancy profile.]
Handed over,
occupied.
[Directors to rewrite naturally. Handover position, performance against brief, anything notable from operation.]