Echo Street Student Accommodation, Manchester
The Project
Taylor Hart successfully delivered the drylining, partitioning and ceiling package at the Echo Street IQ Student Accommodation development in Manchester 1224 beds over 3 tower blocks (28 , 22 and 16 storeys linked at levels 16 and 22) a combination of single private studio apartments and 5 or 6 bed shared cluster flats with ground-floor area providing social spaces, games areas, wellness facilities, study gardens, courtyards, and bike parking for our client, Bowmer & Kirkland. The works comprised the installation of a wide range of British Gypsum systems, including metal stud partitions, shaft walls, lining systems and decorative plasterboard finishes throughout the student accommodation scheme.
Our scope also included the installation of suspended ceiling systems across the development, with Ekko ceilings installed within the Ground Floor areas to achieve both the required aesthetic and performance standards. All works were delivered in accordance with the project specification, achieving the necessary fire, acoustic and durability requirements expected within a modern student living environment.
Through close coordination with the main contractor and other trades, the project was completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard of workmanship, contributing to the successful delivery of a quality student accommodation facility for Manchester’s growing residential sector.
Scope of Works
- Drylining
- Partitions
- Ceilings
- Specialist Ceilings (Ekko)
- Shaft walls
- Plastering
- Tape and Joint