Manchester College, Wythenshawe Campus
Client: LTE Group
Architect: Ellis Williams Associates
Duration: 8 weeks
Value: £300,000
The Manchester College, part of LTE Group, provides education and training to more than 22,000 students and is the largest further education college in the UK.
Working with both the client LTE Group and quantity surveyors Pearson Fraser for the first time, we remodelled a unit at Manchester College’s Wythenshawe campus.
Manchester’s students deserve the best facilities; that was our goal as we created a more practical and accommodating space for students and faculty alike. The project will enable The Manchester College to offer more school leavers and students the opportunity to gain physical experience with heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs).
Manchester has become synonymous with great education. With two leading universities, it has to be high on the list for any prospective student. And that’s no different for Manchester College’s Wythenshawe campus, which opened in 2010.
To create some extra space for the campus, we had to replace an existing toilet block with a new building. On the first floor, we added some new classrooms and, across the site, put in some finishing touches such as new floor finishes and decorations to create an amazing learning space.
On top of this, we brought some much-needed new features to make the site more appropriate for HGVs.
We removed structures to make the area easy to get in and out. We also removed an existing curtain wall, allowing for the installation of new roller shutters. Then we worked on an external holding bay for the HGVs. To deal with exhaust fumes, we added a vehicle exhaust extraction system.
We’re delighted to have worked on the Wythenshawe campus and provide a fresh education hub for students. As always, we’re proud of our team for a job well done.
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