Manchester creative studio granted planning for city coffee house part of £6 million revamp

Manchester-based creative studio, NoChintz has been granted planning consent for a new coffee house, The Foundation Coffee House.

Sevendale House, a Grade II listed building in Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter has been chosen as the location of the very first Foundation Coffee House establishment.

The 120,000 sq ft Sevendale House, has undergone a comprehensive £6 million refurbishment creating 65,000 sq ft of Grade A space and 15,000 sq ft of retail space.

NoChintz, which is headquartered on the same street, is working in a joint venture with regional entrepreneur Adam Chapman, the founder of the Heald Green based QDos Fitness.

The coffee shop will double up as a meeting space and an event space allowing local business’ and hot-deskers to use the facilities to work from.

NoChintz was established in 2007 and has since grown into an award winning, flourishing interiors and branding studio.

It recently announced an increase in turnover to £2.2 million for the past year.

NoChintz and Foundation Coffee House founder, Dominic Beardwell said: “As creatives, design plays an integral part of everything we do.

“Our vision is to pioneer a new coffee house concept, which has cutting edge design at its core in terms of product, service design and aesthetic.

“With this in mind, we felt that Sevendale House, with its architecturally stunning features, married well with our own ethos making it a fitting backdrop for our first ‘House’.”

Co founder, Adam Chapman said: “With planning now granted, we will commence the fit out with a view to launching the coffee house in March 2015.

“This will coincide with the building’s official launch. Once established, we will then look to roll out this concept to further locations across Greater Manchester and the North West.”

NoChintz also designed the identity and branding for the coffee shop as well as the design of the communal space, working with project managers OBI and architects, Stevenson ISA.