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adisson Blu has opened its fi rst hotel in Sheffi eld, in a prime spot facing a key piece of public realm


in the centre of the city. Designed by HLM Architects, it provides a new function for an underperforming site with a mix of uses – sitting behind and above retained historic Victorian facades of two prominent buildings. The project is a key part of the wider Heart of the City masterplan, a signifi cant regeneration project led by client Sheffi eld City Council with its strategic development partner, Queensberry. The part new build, part restoration hotel scheme is a complex and locally important project for HLM Architects, who have their largest studio in the city. The practice was determined to win this project, sitting in its


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prominent position, backing onto City Hall. It will not only provide 154 bedrooms, but mixed use elements including signifi cant retail and restaurant space on the ground fl oor, plus a rooftop bar and restaurant with a terrace overlooking the adjacent Peace Gardens.


HLM was part of a successful bid for


the ‘Block A’ portion of the masterplan, together with contractor McLaughlin & Harvey, who also worked on a recent major commercial renovation of the Moor shopping centre in the city. ‘Block A’ is seen as the gateway to the new ‘Heart of the City II’ district from the east within the overall masterplan, and is located within the central conservation area close to historically signifi cant buildings and public spaces.


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