Scotland Street

Sheffield

Completed: January, 1970

Services: Cost Management, Building Surveying

Sector: Residential

Client: Rise Homes

The demolition of the existing derelict public house and commercial building on a constricted city centre site to form 229 fully furnished one and two bed PRS apartments with undercroft parking and shared amenity spaces including workspaces, courtyard and roof terraces.

Highlights

  • Complex steep sloping site with extensive excavation and retaining structures
  • Combined hot-rolled steel and lightweight steel frame structure
  • Development split over three connected blocks - eight, nine and eleven storey
  • Renewable energy biomass heating system
  • Comprehensive refurbishment of adjoining alley/pedestrian route
  • Remedial works, widening and resurfacing of existing footpaths and formation of new highway access and on-street parking bays