Stradling the junction of Wellington Place and Upper Queen Street in Belfast, the £70 million Merchant Square renovation is one of Northern Ireland’s most ambitious construction projects of recent years.
Combining the former Oyster House and Royston House buildings next to Belfast City Hall, the project has seen the creation of 240,000 square feet of mixed-use accommodation, including 225,000 square feet of state-of-the-art office space spread over nine floors.
Merchant Square is the first privately-built commercial building of its kind in Northern Ireland to be awarded “Excellent” status by BREEAM UK, which assesses new and refurbished buildings according to the environmental sustainability standards which were applied during the planning and construction phases.