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NOMA 
A render of the NOMA site upon completionGeneral information Type Office, hotel, residential Location Manchester city centre, Manchester Construction started 2009 Estimated completion 15-20 year redevelopment project Opening 2012 Cost £800m Height Roof 73 m (240 ft) - The Co-operative Group Building Design and construction Owner The Co-operative Group NOMA[1][2] is a large mixed-use development in Manchester which is due to open in 2012, and will be home to The Co-operative Group. It is the largest development project in the North West England ahead of developments such as MediaCityUK and Atlantic Gateway and overall is the largest development outside the South East England.[3]
The development focuses on revitalising the north of Manchester city centre which has not undergone the redevelopment seen in other central areas of the city. The Co-operative Group, who have been based in the Manchester area since their inception in 1863, hope the development will attract more companies to invest in Manchester and solidify their future in the city.
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Background
Name
The new Co-operative headquarters under construction
It was announced in March 2011 that the development would be referred to as NOMA, an acronym for North Manchester. Inspiration for the branding was taken from SOMA (South of Market) in San Francisco[4] which has been redeveloped in the last three decades.
Location
NOMA will be situated in the north of Manchester City Centre over a 20 acre site. The development will be adjacent to Balloon Street and Miller Street where the Co-operative Group has been based since inception in 1963. NOMA will solidify The Co-operative Group's presence in the city.[5] Objections have been raised regarding the relocation of an inner ring road which travel past Angel Meadow.[6]
Buildings
The Co-operative Group headquarters
NOMA will include a new head office for The Co-operative Group with a building that has been architecturally compared to a sliced egg.[7] The Coop will retain financial service offices in Miller Street at the CIS Tower when NOMA opens in 2012. Construction work on the new head office building began in July 2010 which will involve 4,000 workers from 90 companies.[8] The building will utilise an open plan office design and will have 325,000 sq ft of space.[8]
Future buildings
An international architecture competition was launched in 2010[9], inviting building proposals for NOMA.[10]
References
- ^ "Co-op's new Manchester HQ to be branded as NOMA". noma53.com. 9 March 2011. http://www.noma53.com/c/news/men-coop-hq.php.
- ^ "Co-op's new Manchester HQ to be branded as NOMA". Manchester Evening News. 9 March 2011. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1410393_coops_new_manchester_hq_to_be_branded_as_noma.
- ^ "'Tough times' for building sector, say industry experts". BBC. 27 January 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12299143.
- ^ "NOMA… eh… where?". Manchester Confidential. 10 March 2011. http://www.manchesterconfidential.co.uk/News/NOMAehwhere.
- ^ "Wind delays 'I Love MCR' banner on CIS Tower in Manchester". BBC News. 25 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-14661548. "We have been here for almost 150 years and we intend to be here for the next 150."
- ^ "NOMA? No way: 120 object to Manchester inner ring road plans". Manchester Evening News. 10 September 2011. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1458440_noma-no-way-120-object-to-manchester-inner-ring-road-plans. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Work Starts On Co-operative Groups Sliced Egg". skyscrapernews.com. 18 August 2010. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=2616.
- ^ a b "Work starts at £100m Co-op HQ". Manchester Evening News. 15 July 2010. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1301947_work_starts_at_100m_coop_hq_. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Competition launched to find design team for public space element of 20-acre Manchester site". The Co-operative Group. 8 July 2010. http://www.co-operative.coop/estates/Developments/New-Head-Office/New-Head-Office-news/Competition-launched-to-find-design-team-for-public-space-element-of-20-acre-Manchester-site/. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Co-op video shows central Manchester's 'future skyline'". BBC. 8 September 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-14843353. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
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