The Vera Mitchell Building is a newly built residential scheme of 122 one bedroom apartments plus a ground floor retail unit behind Leicester Royal Infirmary and next to De Montfort University.
All apartments open into a combined lounge kitchen area and have bedrooms designed for a large double bed. Some of the apartments also benefit from having their own private balconies.
Window sizes are larger than traditional residential housing to allow increased daylight levels and maximize passive solar gains. Facades exposed to high levels of sunshine were provided with solar glass to prevent over-heating. North facing facades have increased levels of insulation.
The building replaced existing structures and was designed to maximise the site’s potential using modern architecture. The design language placed emphasis on rhythm, order and proportion.
The main entrance lobby was designed to provide a striking, luxurious yet welcoming environment, with tiled feature walls and decorative lighting. There is also a communal roof garden.
With an L-shaped plan, the main body runs parallel with Jarrom Street, set back towards Winifred Street, with a secondary lower wing extending out. The development was completed on time and within budget.
| Developer | Mitchian Jarrom |
|---|---|
| Contractor | Mitchian Construction |
| Funder | Hilltop Credit Partners |
| Funders Surveyor | Stace LLP |
| Solicitors | Knights |
| Project manager, Quantity Surveyor and employers agent | Benchmark Property |
| Architect | Staniforth Architects |
| Consulting engineer and flood risk | Farrow Walsh |
| Services engineer | DH Consulting Engineering |
| Fire engineering | Vemco Consulting |
| Principal designer CDM | PRLC |
| Topographical survey | NJC Surveys |
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