Life and taxes: SODA Studio transforms HMRC office into co-living hub
Part of Liverpool’s rapid urban regeneration, SODA unveils Roco, demonstrating the growing potential of adaptive reuse and office-to-residential conversion.
This article first appeared in Mix Interiors #232
Words: Chloé Petersen Snell
Photography: Richard Chivers
Liverpool is gearing up for a bit of an investment boom. Driven by funding in urban regeneration and a dramatic increase in (a younger) population, the port city is developing five times faster than London and even outperforming the rapidly-expanding Manchester – with a burgeoning demand for commercial developments and plans to enhance its famed docklands. Overlooking the city’s most recognisable ‘Three Graces’ landmarks on Albert Dock, the latest co-living project from SODA Studio takes a sustainable approach to this rapid residential requirement – transforming an ugly HMRC office block into stylish modern apartments and amenities. With much talk in the last few years about empty offices and a nation-wide housing shortage, is office-to-residential conversion an answer?
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