McLaren Property has completed a £30 million project transforming the historic St Gabriel's Court on Oxford Place in Manchester into student accommodation. The development, which began in 2023, features 321 bedrooms spread across a two-acre site that includes refurbished historical buildings and new modern blocks.
The refurbished structures are St Gabriels Lodge, a 125-year-old building now containing studio apartments, and a 1963 modernist chapel designed by Reynolds and Scott, which now houses shared student amenities. Woodthorpe Hall, a former women's hall of residence from the 1930s, has also been converted into studio apartments. The new four and five-storey blocks, located on either side of the site, contain shared student apartments with five to eight bedrooms each.
The construction aimed to complement the nearby Victoria Park Conservation Area. The restoration of older buildings involved preserving original features like stone facades, ornate chimneys, and curved windows, alongside the use of reclaimed brickwork. The interiors were modernized while retaining key historic elements. The new buildings incorporate buff and red brick finishes, aluminium glazing, and perforated aluminium screens to harmonize with the site's heritage.
The completed accommodation, located a twenty-five-minute walk from the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University, welcomed its first tenants in October. McLaren Property highli... download the app to read more
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