Creating a gateway into Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter, the brief for Alsop Fields was to repurpose a series of disused industrial buildings within a conservation area to include a 162 study-bedroom student development, commercial, retail and café units, creative office space and new public realm. The scheme is designed as a courtyard development that re-establishes the historic urban grain. Speedwell Works and 77 Sidney Street were identified by Sheffield City Council as ‘Buildings of Interest’ and have been sensitively converted to retain as much of the existing buildings of architectural merit as possible bringing benefits both in terms of heritage and carbon footprint. The overall scheme includes the multi award-winning Albert Works and this second phase of work on Sidney Street completes the urban block and brings vibrancy to this once disused area of the city.