Timpson Group
Located at the centre of the Roundthorn Industrial Estate in South Manchester’s most established industrial / commercial area, this 1017m2 purpose built facility was designed to create a modern and flexible training and meeting facility.
The Nest provides:
- a training room seating 120 in auditoria style
- meeting and training rooms
- breakout facility
- gym/studio and changing rooms
- garden area
- plant rooms
- services spine running across the building
- IT/communications hub.
The ‘L’ shaped sustainable building features a larch timber glulam portal frame, grey aluminium standing seam insulated 13 degree pitched roof, off-white brick base with clerestory windows. A red-carpeted entrance leads to a lobby, which opens up to a large light breakout area with training and meeting rooms overlooking the external courtyard and landscaped garden.
Sustainable features include an emphasis on natural light, PV powered ventilation, roof mounted windcatchers, responsibly sourced building materials, solar heat gain through thermal mass and electric vehicle charging stations.
Client: Timpson Group



























