Architecture
The mellow tones of gently aged brick, and the stark lines of a contemporary façade. The Bakery inherits both of these architectural styles and yet, through sympathetic treatment, creates a marriage that works.
Add diaphanous, glass fronted upper floors, which appear to float above their robust base, and the result is stunning: Victorian pomp meets contemporary circumstance.
Design
Victorian proportions abound. High ceilings, large windows and light, airy interiors create living space with space to live. Original features are retained where possible, and the materials used throughout are sympathetic to this historic building.
Respect for the past is balanced with the needs of the present, so only the highest quality fittings and finishes are installed, creating homes that combine aesthetic and functional appeal. Generous, secure ground floor parking, and a rooftop gym with panoramic views, complete the design.
Choice of Living
City centre convenience and suburban practicality meld together at The Bakery. So you can live life as you want - step outside and absorb the beat of the street, or retreat inside to an oasis of calm.
Apartments are built on a scale rarely found in contemporary schemes. Generous high ceilings and light, spacious living areas are ideal for entertaining friends in comfort, or for simply chilling out. You choose.
Style
What is style? Maybe it’s an idiosyncratic blend of colour and light, form and texture, with a large dollop of personality that creates a home with style. Whatever the secret, the apartments at The Bakery offer the perfect palette upon which you can impose your stamp of individuality. So, whether it’s pared back minimalism, or sumptuous period living, The Bakery affords you the space to create a home that matches your mood, your taste, your style.
Parklife
Few apartment schemes overlook acres of beautifully manicured parkland. But The Bakery enjoys just such a vista.
Opened by Belfast Corporation in 1871, Ormeau Park remains an oasis of parkland and trees for visitors and residents alike. Perfect for a brisk evening jog, or Sunday morning stroll.
Next door is Ormeau Golf Club – ‘the course in the heart of the city’. Formed in 1893, and one of the oldest golf clubs in Ireland, it offers a warm welcome and a challenging round.
Retail
Shopping? No problem.
For retail therapy, Ormeau Road has
an alluring mix of stores, bars, cafés,
delis and restaurants that gives the
street its own character.
Heading for the City? It’s only minutes away and soon to be enhanced when Victoria Square, the city’s newest shopping experience, opens in 2008. Also, the Lisburn Road has an eclectic blend of shops, cafés and galleries that ooze character and cater for every taste, and pocket.
Nightlife
You bring the energy, Belfast will provide the party.
The city has a haven of night life. Live theatre and opera in the Grand Opera House. Classical concerts, rock and dance at the Waterfront Hall. A whirl of clubs, pubs and cinema at the Odyssey complex.
The city centre is alive at night, with seriously cool bars and a restaurant scene that puts many larger cities to shame. Or fancy something nearer home? The Ormeau Road has some great live music gigs and intimate streetside cafés where you can sit and watch the world go by.
Culture
Belfast has a rich cultural offering. But you’d expect no less in a city whose origins go back over 1,000 years. The narrow cobbled alleys of Cathedral Quarter, the area around St. Anne’s Cathedral, are crammed with fine Georgian and Victorian architecture and elegant reminders of the city’s seafaring past.
Queen’s Quarter, with the magnificent Lanyon Building of Queen’s University at its heart, offers a rich cultural treasure trove of museums, galleries, churches and ancient cemeteries. And Belfast’s crowning glory is the wedding cake opulence of its City Hall.
