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16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 18.12.2020 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 02 Design & Access Statement Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION 4.0 PROPOSAL 7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Contents Contents Contents Introduction 1.1 Proposal Description 4.1 Concluding Statement 7.1 The Vision 1.2 Internal Proposals 4.2 Proposal Overview 1.3 Floor Plans & Uses 4.3 The Client Summary 1.4 Serviced Accommodation 4.4 The Team 1.5 Kennedy Street Facade 4.5 8.0 APPENDIX Relevant EPR Architects Experience 1.6 Facade Materiality & Detail 4.6 Contents Bow Lane Facade 4.7 MCC Waste Proforma 8.1 Roofscape Proposals 4.8 Interior Proposals 4.9 2.0 THE SITE & PLANNING CONTEXT Contents Site Location 2.1 Upper King Street Conservation Area 2.2 5.0 TOWNSCAPE/ VIEWS Albert Square Conservation Area 2.3 Contents Architectural Context 2.4 Verified View 1 - Kennedy Street 5.1 Site Context 2.5 Verified View 1 - Kennedy Street 5.2 Existing Condition 2.6 Verified View 1 - Kennedy Street 5.3 3.0 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Contents 6.0 SERVICING & ACCESS Client Property Vision 3.1 Contents Consulation with MCC 3.2 Inclusive Access 6.1 Architectural Opportunities 3.3 Access Strategy 6.2 Massing 3.4 Waste Strategy 6.3 Facade Development 3.5 Servicing Strategy 6.4 Roofscape Development 3.6 Deliveries Strategy 6.5 Security Strategy 6.6 Cleaning & Maintenance Strategy 6.7 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Vision 1.3 Proposal Overview 1.4 The Client Summary 1.5 The Team 1.6 Relevant EPR Architects Experience 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 04 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Introduction This Design and Access Statement presents our design for 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street in central Manchester. Our design aims to complement the high quality existing buildings and improve on the previous alterations made to the buildings. The new proposal draws inspiration from the existing facades and can be seen as a modern interpretation of the existing. We believe we have an exciting and vibrant design which will deliver high quality serviced accommodation, office and event spaces, whilst also activating and improving Kennedy Street. 1.2 The Vision “Unashamedly ambitious in its aspirations in terms of the quality of the product and design” The principles of our design are: • Enhancing the public realm by creating active frontages to Kennedy Street • Establishing exemplar buildings that draw heavily on the high quality heritage buildings • Providing high quality hospitality & event space to rival any major city 1.3 Proposal Overview The proposal would deliver a series of luxury buildings with the following uses: 16 Kennedy Street: Office and training studios for world renowned beauty brand ESPA. 20 Kennedy Street: 6-key luxury boutique accommodation, ground floor food and beverage offering, event space for hire & roof terrace. 24 Kennedy Street: A luxury 3-key townhouse for private rental to cater to high net-worth individuals. Proposed Kennedy Street View 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 05 Introduction 1.4 The Client Summary THG is a global technology platform company, specialising in taking brands direct to consumers. Its roster of wholly-owned and renowned brands include Myprotein, Lookfantastic, ESPA and Glossybox, all of which are powered by its industry- leading and award-winning technology platform, THG Ingenuity. Founded in 2004, THG now operates 200+ localised websites, retailing goods in over 150 countries. Headquartered in Manchester, the Group employs over 8,000 people globally and is on course to expand its global footprint significantly with further investment in its international infrastructure. In the first half of 2019, THG acquired the Eclectic Hotel Group, comprising of prestigious boutique hotels King Street Townhouse and Great John Street Hotel; as well as 12,000 sq. ft. ground floor and basement space within the iconic 100 King Street THG ICON, Manchester Airport Building. These strategic acquisitions form part of the THG Experience property portfolio and demonstrate the Group’s innovative approach to effective and innovative engagement with consumers in both the online and offline environment. As such, the properties will form part of THG’s growing marketing infrastructure that delivers enhanced consumer experiences, influencer and brand-led events as well as content creation. THG is combining successful online growth with THG Warehouse, Poland Hale Country Club & Spa, Cheshire increasing investment in premium assets. These properties are highly complementary to the Group’s existing ownership of Hale Country Club & Spa, which it acquired in July 2016. While continuing to expand its international presence, as a Manchester-born business, THG is committed to the North West and growing its employment base and investment in the region. Great John Street Hotel King Street Townhouse 2 Booth Street 100 King Street Central Manchester Central Manchester Central Manchester Central Manchester 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 06 Introduction 1.5 The Team Client: THG Project Manager - Gardiner & Theobald Quantity Surveyor - Gardiner & Theobald Planning Consultant - Euan Kellie Property Solutions Heritage Consultant - Stephan Levrant Heritage Architecture Architect - EPR Architects Interior Designer - EPR Architects Services Engineer - WSP Structural Engineer - WSP Principal Designer - Gardiner & Theobald Acoustics – WSP Fire - WSP Lighting - BDP Building Control – Assent Catering – SHW Catering 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 07 Introduction 1.6 Relevant EPR Architects Experience EPR Architects Ltd have over 70 years experience in masterplanning, architecture and interior design. Over the last 30 years, EPR have gained extensive experience in the hotel sector, ranging from limited service hotels and private members hotels to award winning luxury hotels. We like to work for innovative cutting edge developers / operators who are pushing the boundaries of hospitality; dining experiences and guest experience. Rosewood Hotel, High Holborn Recent award winning project include: • Rosewood Hotel, Holborn • The Ace Hotel, Shoreditch High Street • The Lalit Hotel, Southwark • The Hub Hotel, Brick Lane Ace Hotel, Shoreditch Great John Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 17.04.20 23 The Proposal 3.1 Proposal for Reconfiguration Summary The proposal is for the full refurbishment of Great John Street Hotel, currently operating as a 30- room hotel, to create a new 24 room luxury, boutique hotel. The loss of overall bedrooms is a product of increasing the front of house area at Ground floor and the variety of guest room types available by creating a larger supersuite on the second floor. The client brief is to upgrade the current offering of the hotel to create destination spaces to attract guests and the local public alike with an improved food and beverage offering in line with the aspirations of the new venue. As outlined in thi s section most of the elements to be stripped out internally are contemporary additions to the original existing fabric of the building (when it served as a school). In addition to the internal work, there will be new external additions to the East elevation (to Little John Street), namely a glasshouse extension to the bar at ground floor and an external glass lift proposed to improve access within the hotel. it’s also proposed that the existing rooftop events space/ bar is to be replaced with a new feature rooftop bar which will enhance the rooftop through the use of an elegant curved roof system and glazing to create an impressive, dynamic space. All of the proposed works result in what promises to be a unique destination hotel within the city and asset to the St John’s neighbourhood area and the Proposed concept CGI Manchester’s hotel scene. Great John Street Hotel, Manchester Home Grown, Westminster Lalit Hotel, Southwark 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 08 Page Title 1 Page Title 2 2.0 The Site & Planning Context 2.1 Site Location 2.2 Upper King Street Conservation Area 2.3 Albert Square Conservation Area 2.4 Architectural Context 2.5 Site Context 2.6 Existing Condition 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 09 The Site & Planning Context 2.1 Site Location The Site comprises three existing buildings on Kennedy Street in Central Manchester. The site is approximately 1540m² and is located within the Upper King Street Conservation Area. The site also sits on the boundary of the Albert Square Conservation Area. The site is bounded by Kennedy Street to the North and Bow Lane to the South, The adjacent buildings include 14 Kennedy Street (The Old Law Library) and 55 Princess Street, both of which are currently used as office space. Victoria Salford Central Piccadilly Deansgate Oxford Road Site location map Aerial view of the site (VuCity) 16, 20 & 24 Kennedy Street, Manchester Design & Access Statement 10 The Site & Planning Context 2.2 Upper King Street Conservation Area Upper King Street Conservation Area Established in 1970, the Upper King Street conservation area sits beside the Albert Square conservation area and includes the central financial district. Development started in the area that is now the Upper King Street conservation area in the late 17th Century. One of the first substantial buildings completed was Cross Street Chapel in 1694. Development continued throughout the 18th Century with Manchester’s first concert hall and purpose built theatre making this the The Trustee Savings Bank at no.82 center of Manchester’s musical and theatre life until the mid 19th Century. By 1825 most houses in King Street had become offices and once the Bank of England opened its new branch at no. 82 in 1845, the area became the city’s financial district. The conservation area includes a variety of architectural styles and some of Manchester’s most iconic buildings.