Moss Lane PBSA, Manchester
The site sits at the edge of the Higher Education Corridor defined by Manchester City Council and is bounded by Moss Lane East to the north and Acomb Street to the west. To the immediate south of the application site are common private sector student houses / flats. 2km to the north is the main campus of the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University Oxford Road campus.
PBMSA development comprising 165 studio rooms above ground floor amenity spaces. The project has a L shaped form which mirrors that of its immediate neighbour. This ensures a building that positively addresses the public realm and forms an enclosed garden to the rear. The project is 5 stories tall and steps down in scale to the rear to better engage with the 2 storey context in that location.
The building is proposed in red brick with horizontal string courses and vertically proportioned windows.
