Owen Street Towers



This development of a former car park, between Deansgate and Great Jackson Street, is designed to provide 1508 homes within 4 residential towers.  The towers will be of varyting heights with the lowest being 37 stroreys and the highest 64 storeys.  The project has been designed by the architectural practice of SimpsonHaugh who say that the development, "... provides a benchmark of quality which is a catalyst for future development in the area.  Generous facilities are included throughout and are unparalleled for a residential development in Manchester. Residents will have access to a tennis court, swimming pool, cinema, gym, studios and three levels of basement car parking. The public will benefit too from cafés and restaurants at ground floor level and new pedestrian links via new public spaces at the base of the towers and immediately adjacent to the River ."



The face of each tower is indented by 1m which creates, "... a vertical crease which breaks down each surface into two narrower planes. Adjacent faces of the towers receive subtly different colour tones, silver grey and anthracite, which emphasies the crisp vertical lines of the four corners of each building."




"The towers are clad using a fully glazed unitised, glazed curtain walling system with different panel types - fully fritted glass, partially fritted glass, rapid vents and clear glazing - arranged in a regular geometric composition, intended to create a uniform façade pattern over the full length and width of the towers emphasizing the overall form of the buildings."












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Progress Update - August 2018












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