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West + Machell Architects Download Original
Mixed use refurbishment of a 1930s Art Deco workers' hostel into eco-apartments and office space
The seven-storey development has been refurbished and extended to provide 172 one, two and three-bedroom eco-apartments, plus office space, transforming the original 1930s Art Deco brick-and-concrete former workers' hostel.
The existing building was wrapped in a new high-performance insulated skin, achieving very low U-value.
Insulation helped this mixed-use refurbishment to achieve a 60 per cent increase in energy efficiency.
A ground source heat pump supplement heating and solar panels provide hot water. Roof wind turbines provide electricity for communal lighting and lifts and water is recycled.
Data
- Begun: Dec 2008
- Completed: Apr 2010
- Floor area: 12,623m2
- Sectors: Office, Residential
- Total cost: £12.5M
- Procurement: Design and Build
- Address: Beeston Road, Leeds, LS11 6AE, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: West + Machell Architects
- Project architect: Craig Bolton
- Client: Citu
- Main contractor: Clegg Construction
- Quantity surveyor: Sum
- Structural engineer: Thomasons
- Services engineer: Woods Environmental
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