Vera Mitchell Building, Leicester

The Vera Mitchell Building is a multi-unit residential development delivering 122 private apartments with ancillary commercial space at ground level. Located in close proximity to Leicester Royal Infirmary and De Montfort University, the scheme supports the city’s growing housing demand while contributing to the ongoing regeneration of the surrounding area.

The development provides high-quality urban living, combining residential accommodation with active ground-floor uses to enhance the local streetscape and connectivity to nearby amenities.

The scheme is located within a dense urban environment, requiring a coordinated approach to construction and structural design to suit the site’s constraints and surrounding infrastructure.

In addition, the integration of residential accommodation above commercial space required careful consideration of structural layout and load transfer.

Farrow Walsh designed a piled foundation solution to provide stability and suitability for the site conditions. A hot-rolled steel frame superstructure was adopted to deliver structural efficiency, flexibility in layout, and programme certainty.

The structural design was carefully coordinated to accommodate the mixed-use arrangement, ensuring the residential and commercial elements functioned cohesively. Through a clear and efficient engineering approach, Farrow Walsh supported the successful delivery of a high-quality residential scheme in a key Leicester location.