CASE STUDY Project: The Alchemist, Salford Quays Client: MediaCityUK / Peel Land and Property Group Architect: Reid Architects Main contractor: Artez Group Envelope contractor: Longworth Zinc: elZinc Rainbox Gold Protect supplied by SIG Zinc & Copper A new gem has taken its place in the architectural playground that is Salford Quays in Manchester. Between the towers of MediaCityUK and Michael Wilford’s The Lowry, sits a small but perfectly formed gold parcel – a new home for The Alchemist, an innovative cocktail bar and restaurant which will open at the end of August 2017. We spoke to its architect, Marion Room of Reid Architects and Paul Smith, MD of Longworth whose team installed the stunning folded gold r

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