Welcome
We are proposing to upgrade and convert Spectrum office building in Bristol city centre – and we welcome your feedback.
Spectrum building on Bond Street, built in 1984, is now beyond economic repair as an office. The original glass cladding needs replacing to meet fire and sustainability standards, and the building no longer meets current energy or safety expectations. With demand for this type of office space declining, we propose to upgrade and convert the building into high-quality, energy-efficient student accommodation. Retaining and reusing the existing building will save a significant amount of embodied carbon compared with replacing it.
Our proposals are set out on this website, and we are very happy to answer any questions you have.
Please provide your feedback by 4 August 2025.
The team
Melburg
MELBURG is an award-winning UK-focused property investment group that has invested in excess of £1Bn into sustainably transforming the built environment throughout the UK. In Bristol, our schemes include the 399 bed eco-PBSA scheme at 360 Bristol, as well as the Redcatch Quarter, Knowle, where we are proposing to invest >£200 million in a mixed-use redevelopment to create around 500 sustainable homes.
Winvic
Winvic is a multidisciplinary main contractor excelling in the delivery of construction and civil engineering projects across the UK. Its Bristol projects include construction of 468 apartments and 367 student rooms at Redcliff Quarter.
ECE Westworks
Award-winning Bristol-based architect ECE Westworks has designed a number of high-profile buildings in Bristol, including new developments and building conversions like Bristol 360, which is another Melburg scheme and an excellent example of a highly sustainable reuse/conversion of a failing office building.
Churchman Thornhill Finch
Landscape architect Churchman Thornhill Finch has won a number of prestigious design awards. Its Bristol team has been involved in some major schemes in the city, including the former Debenhams and Bristol City Council’s Bonnington Walk development in Lockleaze.
Savills
Savills is one of the largest planning consultancies in the southwest, working on many significant schemes in Bristol, including the redevelopment of Premier Inn, Debenhams, Bristol Zoo Gardens and The Galleries.
Examples of a few of the team’s Bristol projects
