Located in the historic Ancoats Conservation Area of Manchester, the site, fronting onto the historically significant George Leigh Street, has been developed to provide 32 new dwellings composed of a mix of townhouses and apartments. The development comprises the restoration and conversion of an existing mill building, previously known as the ‘German Warehouse,’ and the creation of two new residential buildings. The form and appearance of the new buildings is contemporary; however, the design has been strongly influenced by the existing warehouse and the local context. The parapet gable frontages of both buildings reference the character of the retained mill building and serve to establish a relationship with the architectural vernacular in terms of proportion, verticality and the relationship of solid to void.