Courtyard Project at Manchester Museum, England, Developments, Image
Courtyard Project at Manchester Museum
Architecture Competition Winners, England – design by Purcell, Architects
17 Oct 2016
Courtyard Project
Design: Purcell
Location: 250 Oxford Road, Manchester M13, UK
Purcell wins Manchester Museum appointment Courtyard project will transform the Grade II* listed building

Purcell is delighted to have been appointed as architect for the Courtyard Project at Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester.
The architect?s winning bid was praised for not only for demonstrating their understanding of the historic fabric of the Grade II* listed buildings, but also for its response to transform the experience of visiting. The Courtyard project will transform the Museum with a major two-storey extension, a new main entrance, and much-improved visitor facilities inspired by a new ethos of a ?museum for life.? A key feature of the project will be a permanent South Asia Gallery created in a landmark partnership with the British Museum. Designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) are appointed to lead the interpretive exhibition design for the South Asia Gallery.
For Purcell, this project is a highly significant commission, giving its architects the opportunity to combine decades of experience as the country?s leading experts in the repair and reuse of historic buildings, with a growing ambition to produce the very best contemporary architecture.
The team has extens...