Octagon Energy Centre

Project Status

Planning

Sector

Infastructure

Location

Manchester

Our proposal for a new Energy Centre in south Manchester that will create a local area heat network and help the city meet it's environmental targets.

The proposal forms a key part of the Octagon Project Energy Network, assisting the local community in reducing carbon emissions, in line with Manchester City Council’s targets to become carbon neutral by 2038.

The scheme was granted full planning consent and has been awarded over £14.6m from Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP), a government funding programme aimed at increasing the number of heat networks built across the UK in order to deliver carbon savings.

The wedge-shaped building consists of of a series of connected elements. The approach was to create a building that would positively contribute to the streetscape and offer a fresh new typology that speaks of its use and engages with the community.

Large street-facing glazed panels provide an opportunity for the public to view the internal workings of the Energy Centre, whilst information boards offer an insight into how the building contributes to the reducing carbon consumption in the local area.

The external appearance references the industrial nature of the project with a wave-profile, perforated metal skin wrapping the solid volumes behind. It graduates from darker to lighter shades of green, giving a layered effect to animate the façade.

Explore a project

Oak Villa Farm

The re-development of Oak Villa Farm in Cheshire into a new residential dwelling in order to provide a high quality family home through a sensitive conversion and extension of an agricultural barn dating from 1840.