The detail

Our £40m design and build programme has created one of “Manchester’s most exciting new developments”. The Build to Rent scheme, just a ten minute walk from the city centre, includes 280 apartments, a ground floor convenience retail unit and landscaped public realm. It is complete with 50 under-building car parking spaces, together with EV charging points, and storage for over 280 bikes. Vox was constructed using piled foundations, with a concrete frame structure, precast columns and walls, and in situ slabs. The balconies were formed with thermal breaks and in situ concrete plus a precast corbel expressed slab edge on every floor. In order to deliver high acoustic performance, we installed twin wall partitions. Designed by Sheppard Robson Architects, Vox’s community and wellbeing “vibe” is exemplified in its 15th floor rooftop that blends leisure (gym, studio and external running track) with social (lounge, garden) in one iconic space. We applied digital construction tools, such as VR and AR, to simulate and inform the residential scheme, enabling the client team to suggest changes to the finishes and to complete quality management inspections.