Gateway House - Piccadilly Station Approach

Architect	Richard Seifert & Partners
Date Built	1969
Location	Piccadilly Station Approach
Description
If you lived in Manchester in the 1950s, you will know that the approach to Piccadilly Station bears little resemblance to the one you see today. There have been many changes over the decades but without question the most dominent feature is Gateway House which has been described as a "lazy s" sweeping up the approach. The wide pavement mirrors this serpentine shape. It looks new but it has been there since 1969. Designed by Richard Seifert and Partners it provides at steet level a variety of shops and services and above, 7 storeys of offices. The facade features anodised aluminium curtain walling and glass, and the office floors above form a canopy for pedestrians and the retail accommodation at ground level.