Manchester Museum Refurbishment
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Refurbishment and extension of the Manchester Museum incorporating a new entrance and glazed steel bridge
The transformation is aimed at shifting the museum's role from being largely a university institution to one perceived as 'Manchester's museum', a major public resource.
The original museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, architect of London’s Natural History Musuem, in 1888.
The refurbishment entails the construction of a new entrance, new retail facilities and new temporary exhibition gallery, with a major rework of circulation and support facilities, and treatment to the exterior of the existing building.
The labyrinthine original layout could not be made more legible without major rebuilding, and the entrance pavilion and a new steel and glass stair tower adjacent were designed to provide a clearer point of entry.
Data
- Begun: 1999
- Completed: 2003
- Floor area: 5,660m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £11.4M
- Procurement: Phase 1: JCT 80. Phase 2 and 3: JCT 98
- Address: The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Professional Team
- Architect: Ian Simpson Architects
- Client: The Manchester Museum
- Project manager: Appleyard and Trew
- Quantity surveyor: Rex Proctor and Partners
- Structural engineer: Faber Maunsell
- Lighting design: Kevan Shaw Lighting Design
- Services consultant: Operon
- Visual Arts Consultant: Bev Bytheway
- Access consultant: Full Circle Arts
- Main contractor: Style and Wood
- Main contractor: Hayvern/Enterprise
- Main contractor: MJ Gleeson Group
- Fit-out contractor: Edwin Dyson and Sons
Suppliers
- Terrazzo tiles: Quiligotti Terrazzo
- Oak flooring: PCS
- Metalwork: Dearnside Fabrications
- Acoustic Plaster Ceilings: British Gypsum
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