Buile Hill Mansion reopens as a new hospitality and community destination in Salford

Buile Hill Mansion, a restored Grade II-listed mansion shaped around hospitality, celebration and community use.

Buile Hill Mansion has reopened following a major restoration and refurbishment project that transforms the Grade II-listed building into a new hospitality and community destination for Salford.

Working alongside Salford City Council and Buttress, Manchester-based interior design studio SpaceInvader was appointed to reimagine the interiors of the historic mansion, creating a series of flexible hospitality, event and public-facing spaces designed for everyday visitors, ceremonies, community use and private events.

Standing derelict for more than 25 years, the restoration marks a significant new chapter for one of Salford’s most recognisable heritage buildings, carefully balancing architectural preservation with a more contemporary hospitality-led experience.

The project forms part of a wider investment into Buile Hill Park and reintroduces the building as an active civic destination, reconnecting it with the local community and surrounding landscape.

SpaceInvader’s interior design approach focused on creating welcoming, adaptable spaces that feel connected both to the building’s history and the way people use the mansion today. The completed scheme includes café, bar, ceremony and event spaces, designed to support a wide range of uses while maintaining a calm and consistent design language throughout.

Rather than relying on overt heritage references, the interiors combine restored architectural detailing with softer contemporary interventions, layered materiality and hospitality-inspired finishes that help the building feel accessible, warm and relevant for modern use.

References to the mansion’s history, the surrounding parkland and The Secret Garden are woven subtly throughout the interiors, influencing everything from the material palette through to the signage and wayfinding strategy. Early site visits also uncovered a collection of historic keys left within the derelict building, which became an unexpected narrative thread running through the wider design concept and visual identity.

Accessibility, flexibility and longevity were central to the project, ensuring the listed building could support changing community and hospitality uses while remaining sensitive to its historic character.

More than anything, the project represents the return of a significant local building back into everyday public life. Buile Hill Mansion once again becomes a place for gathering, celebration and community activity within a restored heritage setting at the heart of Salford.

Explore the full Buile Hill Mansion case study to discover how SpaceInvader approaches hospitality interior design, adaptive reuse and heritage-led refurbishment projects across Manchester and the UK.

Project Team: Salford City Council I Buttress I Identity Consult I John Turner Construction Group Ltd I Telegraph Contract Furniture

Photography: Franklin & Franklin