These businesses are subsidiaries of Bowmer + Kirkland and form the B+K Group
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Island is a Grade A office redevelopment within a central Manchester conservation area, blending the historic urban landscape with commercial workspaces for forward-thinking businesses
The three buildings were demolished followed by the design and construction of approximately 12,300m2 office building.
Island, which was a joint venture between Greater Manchester Pension Fund and HBD, incorporates resilient technology infrastructure to support occupiers environmental, social and governance objectives and its energy consumption is 46% lower than the 2020 Real Estate Environmental Benchmark.
It has been designed with smart technology throughout, targets for both operational and embodied carbon, real time energy consumption data screens, energy efficient ventilation systems incorporating a traffic light system allowing the option of natural ventilation to drive down energy consumption. Enhanced insulation has been installed at twice the level required by Building Regulations and rooftop solar PVs are also being installed.
The building levels include a basement, ground floor and nine levels of office space, with the ninth level being split as part office and part external plant space. There is roof access at level nine leading to a communal external terrace.
The structure is a reinforced concrete frame forming the basement and core structure with a steel and composite floor structure to the upper floors.
The elevations were formed using curtain walling and metal cladding to levels zero to one and a prefabricated brick faced concrete panel system complete with windows to levels two to nine.
Key features
NABERS rating 5* achieved
BREEAM Excellent, WIRED Platinum and WELL enabled
Embodied Carbon (A1-A5) = 527kgCO2e/m2
