The development of the elegant, extruded form with undulating chamfered corners provides an opportunity to create a strong, responsive façade language. The chamfered corners are fully glazed, creating highly reflective angular facets, whilst the principal elevations of the tower have been designed in coloured anodised aluminium to provide a visually contrasting surface. The tower is anchored at its base via pairs of double height tapered columns, located on each of the chamfered corners. These frame a 2-storey podium designed to be visually distinct from the tower overhead. Each podium is then augmented with a private garden space. The public realm is almost 1.5 acres, comprising a nodal point on the pedestrian route from Hulme Park through the New Jackson Masterplan edging the River Medlock and linking to the wider city.
Contour represents the exciting next phase of development within the New Jackson neighbourhood, and is the first of a pair of towers, each with its own secure underground parking, residents’ amenity spaces and private external terrace. Contour is located to address a significant new public realm space, which provides an open setting for the development and the neighbouring Deansgate Square, whilst also connecting New Jackson to Hulme Park, and Manchester city centre by a network of cycle and pedestrian pathways. The overall approach to the elevational treatment of the Contour tower is to complement the emerging context of the New Jackson neighbourhood. Consideration has been given to the form, and its relationship with the adjacent towers of Deansgate Square, which act as both contrasting and unifying elements.
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL / BEETHAM TOWER, MANCHESTER
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