Belvedere Office Complex

A career built to last Alwyn Preston is bidding farewell to specialist precast concrete contractor, Trent Concrete, after 48 years with the firm, having started his career pricing concrete products with them at the age of 17. more >>

"We wanted to create a natural stone look to Belvedere, with a consistent finish and a speed of erection that would fit our programming schedule. It was clear that Trent Concrete would be able to deliver on all of these fronts, making it the perfect choice"

Daniel Lesser
Associate, Aedas Architects

Client:	Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd
Architect:	Aedas Architects
Contractor:	Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd
Products:	Reconstructed stone cladding
Completion Date:	Winter 2007

To the master architects of the Italian Renaissance, ‘belvedere' was a building that was partly open to the sky, positioned so those inside could relish magnificent views of their surroundings.

It is a theme adopted by Aedas Architects and Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd to craft a unique structure at the aptly named Belvedere office complex in Manchester, which perfectly encapsulates this 400-year-old ideal.

The project boasts distinctive private terraces, commanding panoramas across the modern city and now some of the finest precast concrete cladding ever produced by Trent Concrete.

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