Starbucks

1/3 Piccadilly is a five storey Grade II listed building located in bustling Piccadilly Gardens in the heart of Manchester. The building comprises a cast iron external frame, timber floors with external timber panelling. A Starbucks coffee shop is situated in the ground floor retail unit and vacant office space in the floors above.

Our project consisted of an extensive external refurbishment including external redecoration, a full overhaul of the timber windows, localised timber repairs, re-pointing and localised stonework repairs and repairs to the roof, leadwork and cast iron columns. As the building is Grade II listed all repair works were carried out on a like for like basis.

The condition of the building could not be fully ascertained before the project commenced and we worked in partnership with our clients to proactively deal with any unforeseen works that arose.

Access to the site was extremely limited. The building is located in a terrace and is surrounded by retail and office units with the Metrolink in close proximity. Deliveries were made in the early morning and we liaised with our neighbours to reduce the impact of our work.

As you can see from these images we worked closely with the client to maintain their brand presence and co-ordinated the erection of a giant building wrap advertisement for Nike which provided a significant revenue stream for the client.