River Street shortlisted for ‘Best Tall Building Awards’

We are delighted to announce that River Street – the £110 million student development in Manchester – has been short listed for ‘Best Tall Building Awards’ in the ‘Best Mixed Use or Commercially Tall Building Project’.

Over 6000sqm Optima FC in Corten is being installed as part of this project, which is currently underway, providing a contextual material relationship with the local surrounding built environment.

Designed by award winning architects SimpsonHaugh and Partners, the project brings high quality, affordable student accommodation to Manchester.

PROJECT DETAILS:

Architect: SimpsonHaugh
Installer: Alumet
Main Contractor: Downing
Developer: Downing

Special thanks to SimpsonHaugh for the artist impressions featured in this story.

To learn more about using Corten as a cladding material, click here: https://sotech-optima.co.uk/materials/corten/