About 31 Blackfriars Road, Manchester, M3 7AQ

Studio 4 provides fully furnished contemporary workspace to rent in a stunning, fully renovated Victorian building. It is positioned in the heart of the historic Greengate neighbourhood on the doorstep of Manchester city centre.

The Location

This rejuvenated quarter of the city is fast becoming one of Manchester’s best kept secrets and is now home to over 6000 apartments and numerous commercial/leisure facilities (including a new public park) serving a community of creative industries.

It is within easy walking distance of Victoria and Salford train stations and the city centre’s tram and bus networks. There is also easy vehicular access onto the nearby Trinity Way inner ring road.

The Building

31 Blackfriars Road consists of four self-contained studios currently occupied by Architects, Planning Consultants and Landscape Architects. This Grade II listed building underwent major conversion/renovation works some time ago which received a RIBA Award for design excellence.

Whilst the interior is unmistakably contemporary, it is combined with many retained original features including double height spaces, exposed roof trusses and decorative brickwork along with high levels of daylight from a renewed clerestory rooflight system.

The Accommodation

The open-plan working area of Studio 4 is provided with electronic rise and fall desking and storage/shelving systems. This is connected to an informal breakout space adjacent to the kitchen and island unit.

These areas are flanked by a fully glazed meeting room and private office. Overhead is a mezzanine gallery accessed by a feature spiral stair providing further work/social space.