Hardscape Helps
Shape £800m
Manchester City
Centre Redevelopment
Using modern contemporary materials
but drawing on historic themes and
design, Hardscape worked with
Landscape Architects Planit-IE to help
transform a space in the centre of
Manchester.
Sadler’s Yard and the surrounding
public realm is part of the North West’s
largest mixed-used regeneration
scheme, set at the heart of the city’s
NOMA redevelopment. The project is
a joint venture by Hermes Real Estate,
Manchester City Council and The Cooperative Group.
Hardscape has been central to the
creation of the scheme’s square – an
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outdoor space designed to serve as an
inspirational setting for Manchester’s
creative communities. It is intended
to be used for events and will be
a focal point for pedestrians and
patrons frequenting the many shops,
cafes and restaurants, some within
newly exposed basements of the Cooperative’s listed buildings.
Linking the area’s history to its future,
Hardscape worked with Planit-IE to
select materials that echoed some
elements of its financial district
heritage. Complex diamond-pattern
inlaid natural stone paving and
Artscape motifs hark back to the
marble floors that were a signature