The Union Lofts Apartments in Preston, Lancashire Building, Property Interior, Architecture Images
The Union Lofts Apartments in Preston, Lancashire
Contemporary Housing in North West England ? design by Chase Architecture
28 Jan 2019
The Union Lofts Apartments
Design: Chase Architecture
Location: Preston, Lancashire in England
The Union Lofts Apartments
A new development of loft apartments located in the heart of Preston, named the UK?s most improved city, has been designed by one of the UK?s leading urban architects.

Formerly The Union Carriage Works and dating back 125 years, this landmark building has been lovingly converted into a collection of 18 studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments by Etc Urban Developments with leading property services firm, Cushman & Wakefield, as agent. These design-led, spacious homes fuse striking architecture, beautiful restoration and contemporary finishes setting a new benchmark for the North West?s fast-rising micro-city.
The Union Lofts has been designed by Philip Thornton, from Chase Architecture, a leading architect for more than 30 years. Philip has worked around the world on a number of iconic schemes as well spending 16 years at Conran and Partners, Sir Terence Conran?s architecture and design practice. He comments: ?This building was so interesting from a design perspective – it?s old and simple with a great structure. Its factory origins as a carriage and autocar showroom in the 1890?s meant there was a vast ...