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Number One Riverside

Number One Riverside
Number One Riverside
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General information
TypeLocal government offices, library
AddressSmith Street
Town or cityRochdale
CountryEngland
Construction startedMarch 2011
CompletedDecember 2012
OpenedMarch 2013
Cost£42.5 million[1]
Technical details
MaterialPortland stone
Floor count5[2]
Floor area17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firmFaulknerBrowns Architects
Structural engineerCurtins Consulting
Main contractorSir Robert McAlpine
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Number One Riverside

Number One Riverside is a multi-use public building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It incorporates Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council civic offices and customer service centre, Rochdale Central Library as well as conference facilities for community use and office space for third parties.[3] The publicly accessible ground floor has restaurant and café spaces overlooking the River Roch. It was designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects[4] and opened to the public in March 2013.

The contemporary building was designed to be energy efficient and incorporates renewable and low carbon technology including a biomass boiler, photo voltaic panels to generate electricity and solar panels to help heat water. Its green roof was designed to harvest rainwater and provide insulation.

The development of Number One Riverside enabled the council's estate to consolidate from 33 different sites into one building.[5]

  1. ^ a b Waite, Richard (19 July 2013). "Realigning Rochdale". architectsjournal.co.uk. Architects Journal. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Number One Riverside". ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk. EMAP Publishing Limited. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Number One Riverside". rochdale.gov.uk. Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Number One Riverside". faulknerbrowns.co.uk. FaulknerBrowns Architects. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Number One Riverside". gillespies.co.uk. Gillespies. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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