St John's Quarter
| St John's Quarter | |
 St John's Gardens within St John's Quarter, Manchester |
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 St John's Quarter
St John's Quarter shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | SJ8318898056 |
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| – London | 163 miles (263 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | City of Manchester |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Manchester Central |
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St John's is a proposed £1 bn development of a 6 hectare plot within central Manchester, England.[1][2] The site is being developed by Manchester Quays Ltd (MQL), a partnership between Manchester City Council and Allied London.[3]
Development
The development will see up to 2,500 homes, up to 600,000 sq ft of workspace, mostly aimed at creative industries, (80,000 sq ft of this via refurbishment of the Bonded Warehouse), up to 400,000 sq ft of leisure space, incorporating some of the existing entertainment and studio buildings.[4] The development will be on the former site of Granada Studios but it will extend as far as the Museum of Science and Industry and the Marriott Hotel on Water Street.[1]
SimpsonHaugh and Partners are behind the masterplan which will also see two fifty storey towers and three hotels, including the Grande Hotel incorporating the iconic red neon 'Granada TV' sign.[5][6]
The Factory
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The development will feature a new £110 million theatre and arts venue called The Factory. Its name comes from Factory Records, the independent record label founded by the late Tony Wilson. The flexible space will hold up to 5,000 people and will be capable of transforming from a seated theatre to a standing environment. It will also provide a permanent home to the Manchester International Festival.[7][6] The £9.5m design contract has been put out to tender with the chosen design teams to be announced mid November 2015.[8] The nine shortlisted architects for the lead design are: Rafael Viñoly Architects • Diller Scofidio + Renfro • Bennetts Associates • Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) • Zaha Hadid Architects • SimpsonHaugh and Partners • Grimshaw Architects • Mecanoo International • Haworth Tompkins Limited.[9]
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