Norton Street

Landmark Gateway Student Village

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

Contract Value: £4.5m

Contract Duration: 58 Weeks

Norton Street is the latest landmark development for the city of Liverpool and will serve as the gateway to the city from the north through one of the historic main routes.

Situated in Liverpool's £2bn Knowledge Quarter, Norton Street will provide 738 beds across 220,000 sq. ft. of space for students, bringing with it crucial regeneration to an area much in need of it. Redevelopment of this site will act as a catalyst for further development of the Islington corner due to the 'landmark concept' of the project provides a reference point for the future redevelopment of the area.

Given the historic nature of the adjacent roads providing much of the early traffic into the city, the Norton Street development has the potential to act as a gateway into Liverpool - announcing to visitors and residents that they have arrived in the city-centre.

The project's architects envisioned a statement high-rise scheme with an eye catching façade including exposed concrete columns. The unique design of angled concrete columns at the entrance to the building presents engineering complexities that Hampsey, together with Create Construction, were comprehensively able to overcome.

Hampsey had been contracted by Create Construction of Blackpool to provide reinforced concrete frames using slip-form, pre-cast and inset construction for two of the towers. The faith placed in us by Create for a landmark project shows that Hampsey is more than capable of performing under the pressures of such an important project without letting our high standards slip.