{"id":42881,"date":"2025-04-30T12:08:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=42881"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:18:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T13:18:53","slug":"historic-bradford-warehouse-provides-housing-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/historic-bradford-warehouse-provides-housing-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Bradford warehouse provides housing solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bradford250501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bradford250501.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bradford250501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bradford250501-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a bid to ease Bradford\u2019s need for more housing, a former textile warehouse in the city\u2019s Goitside area is being converted into an<a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Residential_and_mixed-use_buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> apartment block<\/a> containing 77 flats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building\u2019s Victorian fa\u00e7ade has been retained, while the interior has been demolished and replaced with new steel-framed floors, creating a seven-storey development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building also includes an enlarged basement level that will accommodate two flats, a gym, spa, communal meeting spaces and a cycle storage area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the demolition work was carried out, a bespoke retention system was installed to ensure the fa\u00e7ade was sufficiently supported once the internal floors were removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as retaining the main <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Facades_and_interfaces#Fa.C3.A7ade_functions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fa\u00e7ade<\/a> of the building, the scheme resuses all of the external window and door openings, keeping as many of the structure\u2019s original features as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA steelwork solution for the new floors was chosen for its ease of construction,\u201d explains Andy Beckett, Contracts Manager for Mersey Engineering Construction (MEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe job would have been very difficult using any other material, as the steel<a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/Framing_schematics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> beams and columns<\/a> had to be installed in and around the retention system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working on behalf of MEC, EvadX is installing 153t of steelwork for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to ease Bradford\u2019s need for more housing, a former textile warehouse in the city\u2019s Goitside area is being converted into an apartment block containing 77 flats. The building\u2019s Victorian fa\u00e7ade has been retained, while the interior has been demolished and replaced with new steel-framed floors, creating a seven-storey development. 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