Amrose Associates is proud to be playing a key role in Huddersfield’s flagship Our Cultural Heart regeneration, helping to repurpose some of the town’s most iconic disused buildings.
As specialist engineers, Amrose is supporting the project through complex “cut and carve” work – a method of structural adaptation that involves carefully altering buildings to suit new uses while retaining their original features.
“Projects like this are both challenging and rewarding,” said John Laverick, Managing Director of Amrose Associates. “They require meticulous planning, demolition sequencing and temporary works design, especially where buildings have no existing structural records.”
Phase one of the scheme includes the redevelopment of the former Queensgate Market into a modern food hall and library. Amrose’s expertise has been vital in safely reshaping the original concrete frames and providing temporary stability through bespoke solutions such as waler beams and horizontal props.
The team is drawing on experience from previous large-scale deconstruction projects – including the removal of unsafe post-war school buildings – to carry out structural surveys, assess safety risks, and guide the careful dismantling of complex zones of concrete and steel.
With future phases set to transform the old library into a museum and gallery, the project promises not only to breathe new life into Huddersfield’s historic architecture, but also to build a sustainable future for the town’s arts, culture, and community spaces.
