Tower Works is the rst phase of an exemplar mixeduse development of a historic site, adjacent to Leeds Train Station in Holbeck Urban Village. This phase delivers 17,700m² of start-up and grow-on space for Creative & Digital Industry businesses, in a mixture of refurbished and new buildings which employ progressive sustainable passive design techniques in a highly sensitive historic setting. Refurbishing the key historic site of Tower Works in Holbeck, Leeds, called for materials of a high quality with aesthetics and performance standards that are consistent with Grade A ofce design. The architect faced many challenges, including building in an inaccessible listed structure on the verge of collapse and ensuring the historic aesthetic was maintained throughout. The use of roof windows was approved for the scheme and the Conservation Ofcer made the nal product selection, favouring the original Conservation Rooight® for use on the Listed Building as it is the most appropriate and sensitive product for the application. A further challenge was linking the old with the new and a conscious decision was made to specify neo™ for the new building rather than continue the use of the Conservation Rooight® as the consistency in detail and language between it and the Conservation Rooight® is evident. “Tower Works meshes remarkable heritage with grand aspirations for sustainability and design quality. As the pioneering rst phase of an exemplar mixed-use development on a strategic gateway site in central Leeds, a technically demanding project and highly visible from many local vantage points, quality of the nal result was of paramount importance to Client & Design Team. The Rooight Company satised these requirements for both the restoration and new build components of the project, and we are proud of the result.” Architect Sam Wilson, Bauman Lyons www.therooightcompany.co.uk 01993 833108 Landmark Building Series: Edition 3 PROJECT ARCHITECT: BAUMAN LYONS ADVERTISEMENT To nd out more, contact the Rooight Company by telephone, or visit the website. Scan the QR code to request a brochure. Tower Works was founded by T.R. Holding in the 19th Century to make steel pins for carding and combing in the textile industry. Advertisement Five standard neoTM S6 were also specied, each with motorised opening. To complete the project a further thirty bespoke neoTM Steel roof windows measuring 1556 (w) x 1108 (l) were Type A Linked in sets of two. Type A linking results in a 50mm gap between casements internally although externally gives the appearance of a continuous run of roof windows. A total of fty motorised roof windows were specied for this project. Fifteen bespoke Conservation Rooights® were approved in various sizes.
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