NV Building
- Salford Quays, Salford, UK
Architect
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Broadway Malyan
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Date
Built
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2004
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Location
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Huron Basin,
Salford Quays
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Description
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Designed by the architectural practice of
Broadway Malyan the NV Buildings were
completed in 2004. Broadway Malyan
describe the development as follows: "The scheme
as a whole is arranged as three almost
identical buildings, appearing from the
east and west as 'sail' sculptures,
echoing the area's maritime history."
An article in the Telegraph in 2003 said
this of the NV ("envy") buildings: "So the developer, Countryside
Properties, teamed up with the US computer
giant Hewlett Packard to install an
electronic servant known as the "Home
Slave" in each of the 240
apartments. Through the communal
Intranet, residents can connect up to a
24-hour concierge service which includes
car cleaning, laundry service and
newspaper delivery; you can even e-mail
the concierge asking that he lets the
daily in. It also links up all the
residents, with the aim of creating a
proper community."
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