The design adopts a light-touch approach that celebrates the building’s robust structure while introducing contemporary interventions tailored to modern residents. Large former office floorplates have been reconfigured to accommodate a diverse mix of occupants, from students to young professionals, with a strong emphasis placed on creating opportunities for interaction and shared experience. At the centre of the scheme is the idea of a social core, reconnecting the building to the life of the city through a series of welcoming communal spaces at ground floor level.

The existing cast concrete waffle slabs have been carefully exposed and left uninterrupted throughout the shared areas, becoming a defining feature of the interior. Beneath them, a floating timber ‘Activity Wall’ creates a central spine that divides the ground floor into spaces for work, rest and play. Timber, mosaic tiles and soft fabrics bring warmth and tactility to the communal areas, while residents benefit from lounges, screening rooms, co-working spaces, communal kitchens and a gym. All contributing to a vibrant residential community at the heart of Liverpool.