Durham Street
Completion: Spring 2019-
23 modern, high quality homes for families in an area of Belfast with a high social housing need, including 12 apartments, 10 houses and one bungalow
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The scheme involved the restoration of an important listed building, bringing it back to its former glory and saving a building which was under threat from demolition.
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Originally designed by Young & Mackenzie Architects, famous for other iconic Belfast City Centre buildings such as Scottish Provident Building, and the old Robinson & Cleaver department store, the building is well known as the former home of the Blood Transfusion Service.
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It originally housed the NI Tuberculosis Authority from 1918 to 1960. The building had been unoccupied since 1995 and consequently fallen into disrepair.
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Clanmil acquired the building in August 2014 and set about working with the local community to design a scheme that celebrating the old building and met the needs of the community.
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The key design move was to separate the new extension and the retained listed building and create a new atrium space between the two buildings, providing a connection between both and providing a new light filled ‘heart’ of the building.
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Contract Value - £2,800,000
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Architect – Rolston Architect
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Contractor – Geda Construction