Living @Spectrum

The proposals include 788 apartments on the upper floors of this mixed use development. There are to be six buildings in total three of which will be new as part of the redevelopment of the site. The total residential space is expected to include 788 apartments consisting of 112 studio flats, 401 one-bedroom apartments and 275 two-bedroom apartments.

Buildings A,B and C will be located on the northern site bounded by Manor Road, a new linked section of Ingram Street provided by the building of this scheme, Ingram Row and a footpath to the north of St Barnabus Road. Building A will consist of 20 storeys the top18 of which are to be residential. These ar expected to be clad in grey aluminium with rain screen panels and glazed balconies, some of which may be coloured.

Building B is proposed as 11 storeys nine of which are to be residential with ground and first floor retail taking the remainder of the space. Design proposals for this building are timber cladding to the north and west façades and the south façade would feature glazed balconies.

Building C is set as nine storeys seven of which are to be residential space with ground and first floor ameneties.This building will front onto Manor Road at which point it steps down to six storeys four of which are for residential use with the botton two floors used for commercial units where the building meets Building B. Again design feature aluminium rain screen and glazed balconies.

Buildings D,E and F occupy the south face of this site touching Sweet Street, Ingram Street, Ingram Row and St Barnabus Road. Building D wil be six storeys the bottom two of which is commercial use and the top four residential featuring timber cladding and glazed coloured panels. Building E is proposed at nine storeys, seven residential and two commercial in the same format as before. Building F has ten floors eight of which are for residential and the same split as before.