Refurbishment of Weaste Bus Depot, Eccles New Road, Salford into 200 new apartments.

Architect – Graham Hill Associates

Engineer – Carley Daines & Partners

Weaste bus depot was constructed in the 1930's and consists of massive steel trusses supporting a large timber and glass roof.   A particular feature of the building is a listed front facade onto Eccles New Road.  

The proposals for re-development involve the construction of over 200 new apartments in steel framing and reinforced concrete flooring, up t o 7 storeys high.  

A particular requirement of the planners was to retain the front facade due to its distinguishing architectural features.

The building was designed with major steel framing behind the  e xisting wall,  with the wall  tied to the frame to provide continuing lateral and wind stability.

An engineering solution was adopted, involving partial retention of the existing roof during the construction process to avoid the necessity for a large expensive facade retention scaffold.

Date of construction – 2006.