Manchester’s Changing Skyline

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Jason Darbyshire - Facebook

 

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Scenery MC - Facebook

 

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Fusion - 28 fl - City Centre

Hakim Lara - Aktar - Linkedin

 

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House of Social - 15 fl - First Street - City Centre

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We’re incredibly proud to share a recent achievement by the P L F Ltd team on the House of Social, First Street project. This week, our skilled operatives installed the high-level arches facing River Street in Manchester city center—a complex and intricate feat that showcases the precision and craftsmanship our team brings to every project.

 

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Altrincham-based developer, 21 Living, has submitted its second planning application in Stockport, for the £11m GDV redevelopment of Seaton House, to create 40 new apartments with flexible work space.

Designed by Ollier Smurthwaite Architects, the redevelopment includes office accommodation within the fully refurbished original building, and a new five-storey building to the rear consisting of 40 apartments. The new building will use matching brick and roof materials, to complement the original.

21 Living's Second Stockport Submission in for Mixed Resi Scheme - 21 Living

Altrincham-based developer, 21 Living, has submitted its second planning application in Stockport, for the £11m GDV redevelopment of Seaton House, to create 40 new apartments with flexible work space. Following the conditional purchase of the former print mill at Wellington Street and further to...

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Simon Moore - Linkedin

Voestalpine Metsec plc have been appointed by 21 Living to design and supply this stunning loadbearing SFS project, Tiviot Dale in Stockport.

(Ollier Smurthwaite Architects)

 

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House of Social - 15 fl - First Street - City Centre

PLF Ltd - Linkedin

We’re incredibly proud to share a recent achievement by the P L F Ltd team on the House of Social, First Street project. This week, our skilled operatives installed the high-level arches facing River Street in Manchester city center—a complex and intricate feat that showcases the precision and craftsmanship our team brings to every project.

Strange looking building.

 

[jrb]

Strange looking building.

It wouldn’t look out of place in New York or Chicago.

People don’t criticise the buildings in New York and Chicago.

I think it looks great. A fantastic looking ‘brick’ building added to Manchester’s other fantastic (Victorian) brick buildings.

 

[jimharri]

It wouldn’t look out of place in New York or Chicago.

People don’t criticise the buildings in New York and Chicago.

I think it looks great. A fantastic looking ‘brick’ building added to Manchester’s other fantastic (Victorian) brick buildings.

Fair enough. Different strokes for different folks.

By the way; how do you know that they don't criticise the buildings stateside? Not wumming you, serious question.

 

[jrb]

Fair enough. Different strokes for different folks.

By the way; how do you know that they don't criticise the buildings stateside? Not wumming you, serious question.

It’s all about opinions and tastes, Jim.

Not aimed at you.

People moan about all the similar looking glass towers going up in Manchester.
People moan about the brick buildings going up in Manchester.
It’s impossible to please everyone when it comes to new buildings being built in Manchester.
With so many new buildings being built in Manchester there will always be some new buildings that are and do look disappointing.
On the other hand there are plenty of good looking buildings that are being built in Manchester.
I go by the average of both.
As a rule I think Manchester does pretty well when it comes to good looking new buildings. Especially compared to other UK cities in particular, and other European and World cities.

As for New York.



I’ve never been to New York. I will go one day Just to walk around New York and to look at the wonderful architecture and buildings, old and new.

Chicago.

2nd picture. You can see similarities in House of Social.

 

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Strange looking building.

I agree but I quite like it, at least it's not yet another SH square grey tower.

Sorry to moan JRB ;-)