Can we create contemporary flexible workspace in a former electrical station in the heart of Manchester?

Linley House
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Project Details
Client: Castleforge
Architect: MoreySmith
Status: Complete
Structural design in brief
Reworking of North West Electricity Board building built in 1963
Transformer hall into Clockwise
co-working club lounge
Careful investigations and modification of tunnels and critical infrastructure


Breathing life back into this tired 1960’s frame was no simple task. With limited record information to work from, we knew that a complex network of below ground infrastructure had to be retained and protected during the works. Working around this we performed extensive investigations to enable the former transformer hall to be connected to the ground plane and identified opportunities for easy removal of structure to open up the internal layouts.
