Media City ‘Greenhouse’ wins planning
Peel Media has secured planning permission to convert a three storey building at Media City into a development called the Greenhouse.
Located less than a minutes walk from a dedicated tram terminus the facility will provide a range of office suites for small companies of up to 12 employees looking to join the growing media community at Salford Quays.
The Greenhouse is located next to The Pie Factory, a former food production line which was reconfigured for business in 2007. It accommodates three sound stages ranging from 3,000sq ft to 6,800 sq ft and 26 companies from casting to camera hire, design to IT.
Work is set to commence immediately on the Stephenson Bell designed facility.
John Glenday, editor of architecture publication Urban Realm commented that through the magazine he had long campaign for 'just the sort of economical and sustainable approach' being taken by the building.
"Stephenson Bell's design shows real humanity in its scale in contrast to some of the over puffed developments elsewhere in the complex, resulting in a structure which frames the public square well without dominating it,"
Glenday continued: "Extrapolating the landscaping from the square into the structure of the building itself is a nice touch which combined with the layering of old and new reads well as a composition. More please!"