Soapworks Masterplan
Turning a gated industrial area in Salford into a mixed-use community, with over 500 new homes across 3 residential buildings, 5,574m2 of contemporary workspace, a multi-storey car park, and extensive landscaping.
Key features
Repurposing a former factory building
The redevelopment of the 1950s Colgate soap works factory on the site involves re-coring, adding floors and retaining 72% of the existing superstructure by volume.
Low carbon technology for new builds
The multi-storey car park uses steel frame with precast concrete slabs and in-situ topping, which is lower in embodied carbon than a traditional precast or composite deck.
Engineered timber pavilion
The centrepiece in the landscape design is an engineered timber pavilion developed using parametric form-finding techniques.
SuDS
Due to the riverfront location, HTS put the flood risk and SuDS statement together, which is required for EA approval.
