BRISTOL CITY CENTRE LIVING Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living City centre life and style Our Vision Alliance House is a collection of unique design-led apartments, offering a It’s always exciting when we have a chance to re-purpose historic architecture, especially when it is rare opportunity to live in the heart of one of the UK’s most exciting and in the thriving heart of a city like Bristol. Alliance House was the perfect opportunity to create cool energetic cities. and contemporary new apartments. It is a striking classical building of brick and stone with generous windows and floor to ceiling heights. It is a building with a rich history. Originally named the Dunlop Buildings, it was completed in 1881 for Dunlop, Mackie & Co., a Bristol-based firm of wine, spirit, ale and When working on a conversion it is important the plans, only stopping when we were satisfied porter merchants, from where they imported and exported their goods around the for us at Acorn that we express the heritage of that we had created the best possible designs. world. Alliance House is now home to forty-four contemporary studio and 1 bedroom a building through use of existing features and apartments, with a modern design perfect for a vibrant urban lifestyle. building fabric, in this project exposing brick walls. Julian Hampson RIBA We aim to maximise light and space in all of our Group Design Director, homes, and as always we worked and reworked Acorn Property Group CGI for illustrative purposes only. 01 02 Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living 01. Alliance House 02. Dunlop, Mackie & Co.’s premises was home to fronted directly on to the open wine and spirit port, from where tall ships exported merchants Dunlop, their trade around the world. A RARE Mackie & Co. Built in a French 03. Old Bristol Harbour, circa 1880. Renaissance style, the iconic design 04. Alliance House at the end of was described as New Baldwin Street in the 1880s. AND FINE “handsome and imposing” on VINTAGE completion. With a thriving past in international trade, Bristol’s city centre has evolved over the centuries from a busy port plying goods 01 02 around the world to an important local transport hub and cultural destination. Located in the heart of the Old City, at the ports and whiskies across the globe. end of New Baldwin Street (now Baldwin The business was sold to Bristol United Street), Alliance House was constructed in Breweries in 1926, and the River Frome 1881 as the new premises of wine and spirit was culverted in 1938, beginning the merchants Dunlop, Mackie & Co. Only a next era of Bristol’s city centre. short distance from the firm’s original home on Broad Quay and built in the French Breathing new life into this historic Renaissance style, the building was described building, the next chapter of Alliance as “challenging admiration as something House’s story promises to be just as handsome and imposing – and commanding rich and exciting as its past. This is your attention...” when it was completed. opportunity to be part of it. From the open port directly in front of the building, tall ships exported Dunlop, Mackie & Co.’s brandies, champagnes, wines, sherries, 03 04 03 04 Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living MEET THE LOCALS 02 03 The city centre location of Alliance House means you can find everything you need on your doorstep. Alliance House’s location puts a lively mix For a different night out, get together with of independents within easy reach. Only friends and head to Whistle Punks for the a short walk or cycle ride away, do your ultimate urban axe throwing challenge! Queen morning workout at a choice of gyms, Square and Castle Park offer extensive green such as PureGym Union Gate or Workout space for relaxing or a gentle stroll. From Harbourside, which also boasts harbour views. College Green, you can tickle your tastebuds If hot yoga is your thing, then Hotpod Yoga at the always-popular Swoon gelato bar or will elevate your practice with an immersive head up Park Street to Pinkmans Bakery for 04 05 experience in its inflatable pods. delicious baked goods. You can also find irresistible art-inspired cakes at Ahh Toots, If you like to follow your morning workout located at the bottom of Christmas Steps. with a well-deserved caffeine hit, great coffee is in plentiful supply. Full Court Press In a city made for cycling, you need a reliable Coffee, on Broad Street, caters to the serious mechanic. Ben’s Cycle Workshop will service appreciator of the roasted bean, while Society your bike or teach you how to look after it Café, on the harbourside, also serves loose yourself. If you’re looking for a repair, Cycling leaf teas, sandwiches, cakes and pastries Position is a small bike shop and fitting studio, 01 alongside its amazing coffee. while Mud Dock offers a plethora of bike brands and workshops, while upstairs, there’s You’ll be spoilt for choice if you’re looking a restaurant/café terrace with unrivalled views for independent or unique places to of the Floating Harbour. shop. Urban Fox offers high class vintage clothing, curated by an owner with 25 years’ Finally, head to the Harbourside, past the experience. Trading since 1743, St Nicholas M Shed, to Cargo 1 and 2, for a multitude of Market and the Corn Exchange offer an eclectic independent eateries, shops and more. From mix of stalls and street food housed in historic tapas to tea, botanicals to beers, there’s plenty architecture, including rare and collectible vinyl to while away a few hours next to the water, as 06 at Wanted Records, retro sweets, quirky gifts, day turns to evening. jewellery and assorted clothing. On Nelson Street, Rough Trade celebrates music culture in its store, which also features a café, bar and live performance room. Photography from top left to bottom right: 01: Bristol Harbourside, 02: Plenty of cafés on your doorstep, 03: Urban Fox, 04: Hotpod Yoga, 05: Grade’s Barbers, 06: Mud Dock, 07 08 09 07: Pinkmans Bakery, 08: Queen Square, 09: St Nicholas Market. 05 06 Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living AS DAY TURNS From top left to bottom right: 01: BrewDog, 02 The Milk Thistle, 03: King Street, TO NIGHT 04: Bristol Harbourside, 05: Bristol Old Vic, 06: Aluna, 07: The Beer Emporium. 01 Making up your mind about where to go for a night out is not easy: you’re going to be spoilt for choice. A short walk from Alliance House, BrewDog and great customer service – and of clashes traditional with modern and is course, great gin. During the day it also host to hundreds of craft beers. The Beer serves freshly pressed juices and healthy Emporium, situated in the middle of food. Or try sharing plates, floral cocktails Bristol’s “Beermuda Triangle”, offers an and seasonal menus in botanically-inspired ever-changing selection in a cosy, stone- surroundings at The Florist, which pleases walled underground bar. Zerodegrees, a returning customers again and again with 02 great spot for pizza, is also one of Bristol’s great service and a varied menu, from original microbreweries. Housed in a former bottomless brunch to Sunday lunch. yet futuristic-looking tram shed, it has been serving fresh, seasonal and speciality ales, Leave space for some culture too. The wood-fired pizzas, mussels and vegan- Arnolfini is an international centre for friendly dishes for longer than most. contemporary arts by day, and on a sunny 03 evening, it is the best place to join everyone For lovers of molecular mixology (or sitting on the harbour walls and taking cocktails, as we call them), Aluna’s in the views. The Bristol Old Vic, a long- anything-but-ordinary creations are served standing Bristol institution, hosts incredible up with an extra dash of showmanship. If theatre and has a great bar and café in its secret haunts are more your thing, seek out recently refurbished full height foyer. And speakeasy bar The Milk Thistle, one of a cross-artform venue Watershed offers number of cocktail bars from Bristol’s Hyde independent art house and mainstream & Co. Both décor and drinks will transport flicks, talks and events, as well as music, 04 you back in time. theatre, design and visual art. Far from the normal café/bar experience, This is city centre living at its best: cutting- Playground combines specialty coffee, edge workouts, amazing nightlife, cultural craft beer and cocktails to great success: experiences, inventive eateries and even they were placed second in the European more innovative drinks. From Alliance Amsterdam Coffee Cocktail Competition! House’s 19th century doorstep, you step right into the heart of the 21st century. Venture up Park Street for a raft of stylish Don’t miss out, be a part of it. drinking dens to suit every taste. Gin & Juice boasts a lovely bar, amazing décor 05 06 07 07 08 Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living BRISTOL ALLIANCE QUEEN SQUARE HARBOURSIDE CITY CENTRE COLLEGE GREEN HOUSE PARK STREET BRANDON HILL 09 10 Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living FOOD AND DRINK GYM/HEALTH SHOPS LEISURE 01 ALUNA 09 THE FLORIST 17 CYCLING POSITION 22 ST NICHOLAS MARKET 26 WHISTLE PUNKS 02 THE MILK THISTLE 10 GIN & JUICE 18 HOTPOD YOGA 23 CABOT CIRCUS 27 WATERSHED 03 BREWDOG 11 SWOON 19 BEN’S CYCLE WORKSHOP 24 PARK STREET & PARK ROW 28 M SHED 04 FULL COURT PRESS COFFEE 12 CARGO 20 PUREGYM UNION GATE 29 THE ARNOLFINI EDUCATION 05 AHH TOOTS 13 MUD DOCK 21 PUREGYM HARBOURSIDE 30 BRISTOL OLD VIC 06 ZERODEGREES 14 SOCIETY CAFÉ 25 BRISTOL UNIVERSITY 31 SS GREAT BRITAIN 100 METRES 07 HYDE & CO 15 THE BEER EMPORIUM 08 PINKMANS BAKERY 16 HARBOUR INLET 23 TO M32 TO CLIFTON VILLAGE & M5 20 25 06 05 26 07 24 19 CASTLE PARK 08 18 04 02 09 22 10 BRANDON 17 HILL 03 ALLIANCE 11 HOUSE 01 15 30 27 QUEEN 14 SQUARE 29 16 21 13 31 TEMPLE MEADS STATION 28 12 11 12 Alliance House, BS1 City Centre Living SPACE AND SPECS Every apartment has been carefully designed to make the most of the internal space and is built with a high-quality specification.