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Native Places opens UK's largest aparthotel with vast warehouse atrium

By Stu Robarts    18 Oct 2019
The atrium spans six storeys to a central glass roof / Native

Native has opened the UK's largest aparthotel, designed by Archer Humphryes Architects, in Manchester's former Ducie Street railway goods warehouse.

Covering 20,000sq ft (1,900sq m), the venue houses 158 luxury studio, one-bed and two-bed suites. All are furnished by Conran Contracts and have sitting rooms, dining areas and fully fitted kitchens.

The scale of the aparthotel is perhaps best conveyed by the huge atrium around which all of the suites are located. Characterised by the warehouse's original, powder-blue, wrought iron girder frame constructed in 1867, the atrium stretches up six storeys to a central glass roof.

The iron girders of the grade II listed building have been left exposed throughout and can be seen in the bedrooms, living rooms and bathrooms of the apartments. Similarly, much of the red brickwork of the warehouses walls and ceilings remains exposed.

On the ground floor, there's an all-day lounge, a mini-cinema, a coffee shop, a restaurant, private meeting and dining rooms, outdoor terraces and three fitness studios. Native also shares the building with the Love is Enough-designed Cultureplex social and cultural venue.

Work on Native Manchester began in early 2016 and was completed last month.

The wrought iron frame retains its distinctive original powder-blue colour / Native
The Ducie Street warehouse is a grade II listed building / Native
The warehouse was built in 1867 / Native
The wrought iron frame remains visible throughout the building / Native
All suites are furnished by Conran Contracts / Native
The suites have sitting rooms, dining areas and fully fitted kitchens / Native
There are 158 luxury studio, one-bed and two-bed suites / Native
A living room in one of the suites / Native
A living room in one of the loft apartments / Native
The kitchen / dining area in a loft apartment / Native
The wrought iron roof frame visible in one of the loft apartments / Native
A bedroom in one of the penthouse apartments / Native
The living space in one of the penthouse apartments / Native
aparthotel  Native  Archer Humphryes Architects  Conran  Manchester 
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