Going Beyond –  Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Re-Use at the Renold Building, Manchester By: SpaceInvader SpaceInvader has completed the refurbishment of The Renold Building in Manchester for client Bruntwood SciTech. Over the course of the project, SpaceInvader sought to push the boundaries of the possible in terms of sustainable re-use and material innovation and design, from the use of cardboard lightshades and re-purposed clusters of tube lighting to benches made from demolition aggregate and tables constructed out of former library countertops, featuring criss-cross metal legs made from old scaffolding. The Renold Building is an iconic landmark of brutalist and modernist architecture, formerly part of The University of Manchester’s North Campus.  Now, it enters a new chapter as part of Sister, Manchester’s new innovation district. The refurbished building celebrates the building’s legacy as an educational hub through the hosting of the next wave of science and technology innovators. It provides a range of coworking, office and meeting facilities to accommodate and support collaboration between researchers, entrepreneurs, businesses and partner organisations, with a special focus on those developing new ideas and solutions aimed at tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. For SpaceInvader, the project represents a further example of the … Continue reading Manchester Icon Gets New Green Life