Transformations

Queen Elisabeth Hall: Previously, the auditorium had poor acoustics and circulation

Photo © Karen Fuchs

Queen Elisabeth Hall: The auditorium is now a beautiful, warm and inviting room with clear connections to the rest of the site and outstanding acoustics, fit for world class performances

Queen Elisabeth Hall: The Marble Hall was visually and physically disconnected from the rest of the site

Photo © Karen Fuchs

Queen Elisabeth Hall: The Marble Hall today has views into and connects with the atrium, Looszaal and new auditorium

Queen Elisabeth Hall: The Looszaal was once a space without identity

Photo © Karen Fuchs

Queen Elisabeth Hall: The Looszaal today, a new public space connecting the site’s different cultural activities with Astrid Square, complements the auditorium using natural finishes such as timber, travertine and bronze

Manchester Museum: The courtyard before offered a poor sense of arrival

Photo © Fotec

Manchester Museum: A contemporary insertion within the courtyard rationalises circulation, bringing together disparate museum areas and providing a more welcoming entrance

Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Stop: Previously a windswept, unpleasant space which was difficult to access from street level

Photo © Jan Chlebik

Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Stop: Today the stop sits within a park environment, an oasis in the city that is fully accessible, enhances the passenger experience and delights city visitors

Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Stop: The footbridge connecting to the rail station was enclosed, dirty and intimidating

Photo © Jan Chlebik

Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink Stop: The footbridge connecting to the rail station is transformed into an open, airy and vibrant place that offers a sense of arrival and connectivity to the surrounding area via views out to the city

The Jam Factory: A manufacturing base on Rothsay Street in London's Bermondsey in 1902

The Jam Factory: Today it is an attractive new address that combines the best in contemporary high-density living with the heritage values of its site

Merchants Warehouse: A derelict, fire damaged listed building

Merchants Warehouse: Restored into new offices

Town Hall Extension: The hidden and underused Rates Hall

Photo © SimpsonHaugh

Town Hall Extension: The Rates Hall is now returned to its former glory, accessible by the public and reinstated as a prime means of circulation for the Town Hall Extension

Town Hall Extension: Typical corridors before, encouraged silo working and offered little opportunity for staff to interact with each other

Photo © Jan Chlebik

Town Hall Extension: Typical corridors are now efficient, flexible, modern office spaces created through the careful removal of non- loadbearing corridor walls to create open plan working environments

Town Hall Extension: Typical office before refurbishment

Photo © Jan Chlebik

Town Hall Extension: Refurbished office corridor with new interventions, such as the service rafts in the office areas, are clearly contemporary but combine effectively with the listed fabric