Venus Building, Trafford Boulevard, Manchester - Marshalls

Case Study 

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Venus Building, Traff ord Boulevard, Manchester 

Venus Building, Trafford Boulevard, Manchester 

Challenge 

The Venus Building is a contemporary, fully glazed 

8,500 m2 (91,500 sq ft) offi ce building, developed by 

Peel Holdings. Located in Traff ord Quays, adjacent to 

The Traff ord Centre, it incorporates a full-height glazed 

atrium with fi rst-class amenities, car parking and 

transport facilities. The design of the building’s rear 

exterior has a spectacular landmark sculpture and 

water feature. 

The key challenge for Marshalls was to create a visually 

attractive hard landscaping area to complement the high 

specifi cation of materials used in the Venus Building. 

Solutions 

Marshalls applied its market leading expertise in paving 

to supply an integrated package of hard landscaping to 

the exterior, creating a practical, yet aesthetically 

pleasing landscape solution. 

Marshalls supplied a total of 1,833 m2 of its 

architecturally-led La Linia block paving from the 

Marshalls Stein+Design range, in a combination of 

sizes and three diff erent colours. The La Linia pavers 

were used to create a visually striking and varied 

pathway leading towards and around the exterior of 

the building. 

A combination of 20 silver grey 500 mm spherical 

concrete bollards and 29 polished 500 mm granite 

cubes from Marshalls formed detailing around the 

pathways and mirrored the contemporary design of 

the building. 

The immediate exterior to the main entrance was 

fi nished in 112 m2 of Marshalls Yorkstone Scoutmoor 

paving – chosen because of its excellent durability and 

slip and skid resistance. The natural stone colours 

combined well with the fl ame-textured limestone used 

in the interior reception and also provided a smooth 

transition to the La Linia pathways. 

Jonathan Fishlock, Project Architect for Chapman Taylor 

(Manchester), the lead architects for the development, 

said: “Marshalls Stein+Design La Linia blocks were 

chosen because of the ability to create strong patterns 

through the bold use of contrasting colours. The 

colours and fi nishes available in the La Linia range were 

simply not available elsewhere.” 

Benefi ts 

The combination of contemporary and traditional hard 

landscaping materials from Marshalls fully 

complements the striking glass, steel and stone design 

of the Venus Building. 

The Venus Building now provides the Traff ord area with 

a Grade A, eight-storey commercial business property, 

with high quality landscaping and an ideal location, 

designed to attract blue chip business clients. 

Products Used: 

■ Stein+Design – La Linia 

■ Yorkstone Natural Stone – Scoutmoor 

■ Polished Granite Cubes 

■ Spherical Bollards 

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