Circle Square
Circle Square is an exciting multi-million pound, mixed-use neighbourhood, created on the site of the former BBC building on Oxford Road.
HOME Arches
Situated between HOME and Whitworth Street West, the new space will be a resource for artists of all ages, disciplines and career stages. Robertson Construction has been appointed to carry out the work due to be completed in May 2024.
The £3.7m HOME Arches project, which HOME will operate, will help nurture, attract and retain creative talent in Manchester by providing high-quality, low-cost rehearsal and training space. It will add to the sense of place in the First Street district and further strengthen it as a destination.
The project is being funded through £2.3m of Government Levelling Up funding, a £0.9m contribution from the Council and around £0.5m from HOME (which includes some post-construction costs.)
The scheme is one of two parts of the Culture In The City project, which Manchester City Council secured almost £20m of Government Levelling Up funding for in autumn 2021.
The other part, a £17.5m scheme, is seeing the Grade II-listed Upper Campfield and Lower Campfield Market buildings over on Liverpool Road – lovingly transformed into a new tech, media and creative industries hub.
School of Digital Arts (SODA)
The School of Digital Arts (SODA) is a purpose-built, interdisciplinary school at Manchester Metropolitan University that offers an interdisciplinary approach to creative courses.
Base
Base is in the process of a £21m, 91,000 sq ft redevelopment at Manchester Science Park and will offer workspace designed for companies working in high growth, frontier sectors of Industry 4.0.