Designed by Fletcher Joseph Associates and delivered by Graham Construction, Nelson Place is an impressive 12-storey residential project located close to the Ulster University and provides a fantastic living and social environment. The prestigious student accommodation scheme offers 774 luxury en-suite and studio rooms, and includes a sky lounge with panoramic city views, a bookable hosting kitchen for dinner parties, study rooms, a cinema room and a games room, providing students with a unique living experience which enhances both social and academic life.
It is also home to Ulster University’s brand new, state-of-the-art sports centre and wellbeing facilities, which comprises a spin studio, a gym, a dedicated cardio mezzanine and a 600 sq m four-court badminton hall. It even boasts a rooftop running track, which will be used to host wellbeing events such as sunrise yoga and after-class circuits.
Student Roost’s Nelson Place property was designed to meet the current building standards and is an exemplar Purpose Built Managed Student Accommodation (PBMSA) scheme that incorporates a zero-carbon energy strategy and high-performance building envelope. The 245,000 sq ft student residence delivers a BREEAM Very Good and EPC ‘A’ rating and recently picked up a Green Apple Environment Award.
Metal Technology’s architectural glazing systems were specified for the project and installed by approved fabricator, Turkington Windows, delivering the necessary thermal requirements (a u-value of 1.4w/m2k) across the built glazed façade and onerous acoustic performance due to its city centre location and nearby motorway.
Products installed were: System 17 Curtain Walling, System 4-35 Hi+ Thermal Casement Windows, System 5-20D Hi+ Thermal Heavy-Duty Hinged Swing Doors and System 23 Glazed-In Louvres. The windows utilised a new opening mechanism to facilitate safe operation of room ventilation for its student occupants and the curtain walling utilised a 230mm structural mullion to create a seamless double-height retail glazing areas on the ground floor and reception areas.
Nelson Place welcomed students in September this year, bringing much needed, high quality student accommodation to Belfast – a very rewarding project to have been involved in. For more information on Metal Technology’s solutions for the student accommodations market, click here to view our dedicated brochure and case studies.
