DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
The Chapel, Tinlings, Crosshalls
Vita Students accommodation scheme involves three phases: The Chapel, Tinlings, Crosshalls. The £27million scheme promises high specification student apartments
Work to bring back into use three empty buildings in Liverpool city centre has begun. Russells
Construction is undertaking the 120,000 sq ft Vita Student accommodation scheme in Crosshall Street in three phases: The Chapel, Tinlings and Crosshalls with completions staggered throughout 2013 and 2014.
THE VISION
Over the next two years the £27million scheme will see developer Vita Student bring a total of 357 high specification student apartments to the market. Each apartment will feature a double bed, ensuite bathroom, living area and kitchenette. In addition, The Tinlings building will house a 3,500 sq ft retail unit at ground floor level and a gym in the basement.
THE CONSULTATION All three buildings - the Grade II listed former Weslyan Chapel, 1878 Crosshalls and
1960s Tinlings - were vacant for six years prior to Vita Student’s acquisition. Wilmslow-based architect practice Neil Collins Homes designed a scheme that would retain the heritage facades of the Chapel and Crosshalls, and enhance the appearance of the more modern Tinlings. Protecting the historic buildings and ensuring a high quality street scene were the twin aims of both the developer and the planners.
THE SITE
The 0.4-acre site is on Crosshall Street, a main arterial road in the heart of Liverpool City Centre. All three buildings are being
constructed concurrently and there is little room for storage and plant on site. Russells is managing a tight delivery schedule with all supplies and subcontractors subject to a strict timetable. Most of the works will take place inside the gutted building which will be built from the inside out.
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CONSTRUCTION A technically challenging project, the heritage facades are being protected and external walls retained while the entire internal structure is rebuilt. Contractor Russells Construction has been on site since September removing internal structures and preparing for construction to begin. Russells has appointed three site managers to deliver the
scheme, one for each of The Chapel, Crosshalls and Tinlings, under a single project director to make sure good communication is maintained and to oversee the coordination of the different elements. Inside the Chapel and Crosshalls an RMD quickform facade retention system has been employed to allow for the removal of internal structures. Then, an internal steel skeleton will be
Contractor Russells Construction has been on site since September
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