St John's, Manchester Explained

Country:England
Map Type:Greater Manchester
Static Image:St John`s gardens - geograph.org.uk - 397555.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:St John's Gardens within St John's, Manchester
Official Name:St John's
Coordinates:53.479°N -2.2548°W
Metropolitan Borough:City of Manchester
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Manchester Central
Post Town:MANCHESTER
Postcode District:M60
Dial Code:0161
Os Grid Reference:SJ8318898056

St John's is a proposed £1 bn development of a 6 hectare plot within central Manchester, England.[1] [2] The site is being developed by Manchester Quays Ltd (MQL), a partnership between Manchester City Council and Allied London.[3]

Development

The development will see up to 2,500 homes, up to 600,000 sq ft of workspace, mostly aimed at creative industries, (80,000 sq ft of this via refurbishment of the Bonded Warehouse), up to 400,000 sq ft of leisure space, incorporating some of the existing entertainment and studio buildings.[4] The development will be on the former site of Granada Studios but it will extend as far as the Museum of Science and Industry and the Marriott Hotel on Water Street.

SimpsonHaugh and Partners are behind the masterplan which will also see two fifty storey towers and three hotels, including the Granada Hotel incorporating the iconic red neon 'Granada TV' sign.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: ITV report . £1bn vision for former ITV site revealed . . . 27 October 2014 . 3 October 2015 .
  2. Web site: Press release . Building excitement as plans for world class arts space The Factory Manchester develop . . 22 July 2015 . 3 October 2015 .
  3. News: Thompson . Dan . Granada Studios site sold in £26.5m deal . . . 27 September 2013 . 3 October 2015 .
  4. News: Swettenham . Jessica . Allied submits £1bn St Johns masterplan . Place Northwest . 27 October 2014 . 3 October 2015 .
  5. News: Jupp . Adam . Allied London reveals plans for St John's quarter former Granada Studios site . . . 24 June 2015 . 4 October 2015 .
  6. News: Sherwin . Adam . The Factory project: New £110m arts venue named after Tony Wilson's Factory Records to open in Manchester . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/the-factory-project-new-110m-arts-venue-named-after-tony-wilsons-factory-records-to-open-in-manchester-10425164.html . 24 May 2022 . subscription . live . . 29 July 2015 . 3 October 2015 .
  7. News: Williams . Jennifer . Manchester's £110m Factory Theatre takes a big step forward with architects set to be appointed . . . 22 July 2015 . 3 October 2015 .
  8. Web site: Clark . Tim . Manchester seeks architect for £110m The Factory venue . Building.co.uk . 27 July 2015 . 4 October 2015 .
  9. News: admin . The Factory Manchester arts building . e-architect . World Architecture . 26 November 2015 . 22 July 2016 .
  10. News: Brown . Mark . Rem Koolhaas wins Factory design project as Manchester goes Dutch . . 25 November 2015 . 22 July 2016 .
  11. News: Staff writer . Images . boltonquinn.com . Bolton & Quinn . November 2015 . 22 July 2016 .
  12. Web site: The Factory . stjohnsmanchester.com . Manchester Quays Ltd (MQL) . 22 July 2016 .
  13. Manchester City Council . Manchester City Council . July 2016 . Executive meeting: 16. Updated Draft St Johns Strategic regeneration framework and Factory Manchester . 10 . . 22 July 2016 . Pdf.
  14. News: Schofield . Jonathan . REVEALED | Two Fifty Storey Towers Coming To Manchester | url = http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/news/revealed-two-fifty-storey-towers-coming-to-manchester | work = Manchester Confidential | publisher = Confidential Direct | date = 23 June 2015 | accessdate = 4 October 2015 }}[5]

    Factory International

    See main article: Factory International. The development will feature a new £110 million theatre and arts venue called Factory International. Its name comes from Factory Records, the independent record label founded by the late Tony Wilson. The flexible space will provide a permanent home to the Manchester International Festival.[6] [7]

    The £9.5m design contracts were put out to tender in July 2015.[8] The successful company named by the council in November 2015 was the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) with its lead designer Rem Koolhaas.[9] [10] [11]

    The entire space will cover approximately and will be flexible enough to accommodate combined audiences of up to 7,000, although it is envisaged that it will operate mainly as a 1,600-seat theatre space plus a 5,000-capacity warehouse space.[12] [13]

    The opening ceremony was planned for the end of 2019, though this was later revised to June 2023.

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