Tempus Tower | 20 floors | 64m

[caw123]

Don't think we've had a thread restarted for this one?

219 flats in a project involving the renovation of two run down old buildings with a 20 storey new build tower. Being built off Trinity Way next to the MEN Arena, opposite Greengate.

http://www.tempus-apartments.com
http://www.tempus-apartments.com/image/whole_building.jpg
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic1.jpg

Aerial of the site(bottom left)
http://www.webbaviation.co.uk/manchester/manchester_evening_news_arena.jpg

work starting late 2004
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic2.jpg

Took this yesterday from Shude Hill, must be 12-14 storeys high now?
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic6.jpg

[Farsight]

So, it'll show this face when looking from Manchester? I think it looks better from this side.

http://www.tempus-apartments.com/image/whole_building.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

Thx for restarting this up Chris. Kinda forgot about it with all the other stuff going on.
This has come along so quickly.

[vertigosufferer]

Thanks for the info - plus I've never seen an ariel of the MEN before ;)

[caw123]

Ventured to Tempus today.

From Cheetham Hill Road
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic7.jpg

Bit more to the design than I thought.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic8.jpg

Quite slim.

[andysimo123]

Bloody hell thats flying up.

[highriser]

Tempus today,,this must be nearly topped out now

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/2october012.jpg

[caw123]

Still another 5 floors to go I reckon. :cheers:

[SleepyOne]

wow, looking suprisingly imposing. There's a good model of this development in the window of Hunters Estate agents in No 1 Deansgate.

This whole area of the city is really coming on now with this, Abito and Spectrum now on site we will see the area really begin to feel like part of the city centre.

[kids]

Here's the model of tempus in the estate agents in No. 1 deansgate.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/richardjamesbrowning/graphicsalpha085.jpg

[Manchester Planner]

Very Salfordesque ;)

[SleepyOne]

Thanks Kids. Pretty neat!

Tempus is on the Manchester side of the river by the way.

[Accura4Matalan]

Tis a very nice model there :)

[Manchester Planner]

Thanks Kids. Pretty neat!

Tempus is on the Manchester side of the river by the way.

*checks map*

So it is!

[andysimo123]

That model looks mint.

[9462]

'Tempus is on the Manchester side of the river by the way. '

u sure about that?

[caw123]

Yes, he is.

[highriser]

Does it matter,its in Manchester which ever side of the river its on, these old Salfordian's need dragging out of the dark ages.
Do they actually think these would be getting built if it was'nt 2 mins walk into Manc city centre. We've been down this road before so i won't carry on.

[caw123]

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic9.jpg

Impact from Bury New Road
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/caw1234/PA140106copy.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

1 floor to go?

[caw123]

I'd say 2-3 more.

[andysimo123]

I count 18 floors. Two to go.

[caw123]

How did you count 18? On highrisers photo from the other week it's on 15, and on mine you can't see all of it so can't count from that.

[andysimo123]

I used your pic and my eyes.

[Farsight]

Note that the scaffolding levels are smaller than storeys.

[Irish Blood English Heart]

Here's the model of tempus in the estate agents in No. 1 deansgate.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y122/richardjamesbrowning/graphicsalpha085.jpg

I used to work in there!

[caw123]

Not long to go. Must be at least 2 more floors though. They haven't reached the highest setback yet.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic10.jpg

[inquisitor57]

Thats looking impressive, have they started any of the cladding yet or are they going to top out before they bother with that?

[SleepyOne]

Its really very noticeable how this project together with Spectrum and Abito on the go and suddenly the backwater, no-mans-land of Greengate suddenly feels like it is about to become a fully urbansied, bonafide part of the city centre.

The next few years are going to be very interesting for this part of the city.

[dj]

The other side of the ring road from here is surrounded by Urban Splash hoardings, any idea what they have planned for this site?

[SleepyOne]

^^ That's is the "beach" proposal for which an outline planning application has just been submitted.

Its a similar type of location, with similar characteristics and a similarly high quality design to Timber Wharf in Castlefield. Hopefully this development will help create a similarly well regarded destination as the expanding Castlefield is today.

But a stones throw from Tempus Tower actually although this will be phased over a number of years I think.

Architects for this RIBA competition winning scheme are Weston Williamson.


http://tinypic.com/faylc8.jpg

http://tinypic.com/faylmu.jpg

[highriser]

Tempus from Shudehill

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/23nov002.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

Tempus from the old Exchange Station
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/Accura/DSC00299.jpg

[highriser]

Tempus tower today,, while i was there today, i noticed groundwork as started on the site infront of the fist pic :) Greengate is like a huge building site atm

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/december13th024.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/december13th023.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/december13th021.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/december13th020.jpg

[caw123]

I noticed that yesterday, no idea whats going on though, that is *THE* Greengate Tower site.

[highriser]

Oh right, i didnt realise that was THE site, well ground work as stated for something, i wonder if Issa told Salford Council to fuck off , and is building it anyway :)

[Accura4Matalan]

Don't the developers already own the site? Maybe they are just cleaning things up.

[caw123]

Two photos from Tuesday. Or maybe it was Monday, I'm really not sure.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic11.jpg

I find it cockle warming that Tempus currently dominates and looks over this view, yet in a few years it'll (hopefully) be dwarfed.
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic12.jpg

[TheGrand]

Trinity Way has the potential to be Skyscraper Ally in the next few years (cheap land and bags of potential)

cant wait :cheers:

[Sir Miles Platting]

I'm not keen on the cladding on this one. It really looks like plastic sheeting.
It might look better once they heat-shrink it to tighten it up. :|

[Isaac Newell]

Looks like an American Housing Project from that model.

[jrb]

http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/7504/picture2971dg.jpg

http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/5397/picture3056kx.jpg

[highriser]

Tempus today

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/27dec001.jpg

[9462]

very mancunian

[inquisitor57]

Hopefully the brick cladding will complement the older buildings and not just clash with them.

[Legin]

Tempus Today The crane has just been taken down.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d144/legin3/mm.jpg

[RobertM]

Nice shot Legin. I haven't seen it from this angle before.

I have visions of there being a long line of cars - all angrily beeping their horns - behind you there as you stand in the middle of the road taking snaps.

[cottonopolis]

Great pic! This is so much more imposing than I ever imagined. Impressive.

[gothicform]

it looks too short and squat to me.

[SleepyOne]

Well its got a layer of scaffolding covering it all the way round so that in itself probably serves to reduce its apparent height but at the end of the day a 20 storey resi is a 20 storey resi. Looks quite imposing to me on Legin's pic I have to say.

What that pic also does is add weight to Green Quarter's cause for the sort of large city centre scale buildings they are building there. You can just about make out phase 3 peeping above Boddingtons but you really would need the forthcoming phases together with City Park (hotel and office phase) in order to drag the physical and psycological boundaries of the city centre beyond the MEN and Victoria.

[Accura4Matalan]

I've always thought it looked pretty tall for only being an 18-storey resi. Hopefully, some extra bulk will be lost when the scaffolding is taken away. It looks way taller than Leftbank which I dont think is much smaller.

[highriser]

I must have just missed you Legin,, here the crane coming down.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/100_0573.jpg

[Legin]

Nice shot Legin. I haven't seen it from this angle before.

I have visions of there being a long line of cars - all angrily beeping their horns - behind you there as you stand in the middle of the road taking snaps.

Yeah, They just don't realise how tricky setting up a tripod can be sometimes.

[Legin]

Nice Pic Highriser - Looks like you got there before me.

[caw123]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/caw1234/P3010029copy.jpg

[The Longford]

Nice bit of foreshortening there chris!
Without sounding like a geek what sort of camera/ lens do you use?

[timo]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/caw1234/P3010029copy.jpg

what a nice picture

where did you take this from?

[caw123]

The new Shudehill Interchange is the vantage point.

Longford; normal digicam lens, x10 zoom.

[The Longford]

The new Shudehill Interchange is the vantage point.

Longford; normal digicam lens, x10 zoom.

Getting some great results in that case - could have sworn you were using an SLR.
Dont give this boy an SLR - he will show us up even more!

[highriser]

Looking great,,the tower is still covered up.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/100_0692.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

That building is absolutely gorgeous, not to mention a complete piece of genious. Its a shame boats dont go down the Irwell.

[Latic]

Looking great,,the tower is still covered up.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/100_0692.jpg

I know nothing about the structure of the building and if this is possible, but wouldn't this be a great place for a couple of river-side bars? Just where those bricked up windows are at the bottom.

[Accura4Matalan]

I wish they would take the stupid covers off. I want to see what the red facade looks like in the flesh.

[jrb]

Taken today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture056.jpg

[highriser]

Where that bare wall is infront of Tempus,,that is where that 11 storey is going,,,they have already demolished what was there,,my mate lives in the Beaumont building,,,very nice apartments they are i must say :)

[Accura4Matalan]

Good. That looks terrible at the moment.

[Legin]

Nice pic JRB - Tempus is the benchmark for the rest of the area.

[Caiman]

Do you think any money will go into improving the railway around that area, getting rid of the ovegrown shit permeating the tracks and maybe giving the bridges a clean? Everytime someone takes a photo of these developments from the Manchester side of the river they're ruined by it all. Considering how many apartments are going up that will be looking right down on the tracks, it's not a very nice scene to be sat on your balcony looking at is it?

[andysimo123]

Do you think any money will go into improving the railway around that area, getting rid of the ovegrown shit permeating the tracks and maybe giving the bridges a clean? Everytime someone takes a photo of these developments from the Manchester side of the river they're ruined by it all. Considering how many apartments are going up that will be looking right down on the tracks, it's not a very nice scene to be sat on your balcony looking at is it?
It doesnt cost much to clean tracks they use strong acid to kill most of the overgrowth but depends what it is like. Normally when large developments go up the govenment teams up with the developers to clean up any paths canals etc. Network Rail in it, so gods knows if anything will happen.

[Jongeman]

Do you think any money will go into improving the railway around that area, getting rid of the ovegrown shit permeating the tracks and maybe giving the bridges a clean? Everytime someone takes a photo of these developments from the Manchester side of the river they're ruined by it all. Considering how many apartments are going up that will be looking right down on the tracks, it's not a very nice scene to be sat on your balcony looking at is it?

I said something once about the state of rail bridges in Manchester - notably the ones over either end of Deansgate, but I seem to remember getting shouted down by I-can't-remember-who because apparently it's not important.

But I still think that the railways in Central Manc and Salford are a neglected bit of Victoriana that will start to look increasingly nasty, the more the rest of the city smartens up.

[skit_uk]

Someone posted in the central salford thread that they are going to restore the bridges next to salford central.

[highriser]

Yeah and the work start's tomorrow,,3rd April ,,if i remember rightly

[pookey]

Been a while since an update. This is taking a while isn't it???
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/pookey1967/tempus2304.jpg

[highriser]

I was on Mirabal St the afternoon,,starting to look great on that street , should be long before this is uncovered.

[Caiman]

Hopefully we'll get a nice suprise when the wrapping comes off and it will be all nice and properly finished.

[highriser]

And one of Tempus while i was there
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/100_0749.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! Take em off!

[highriser]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! Take em off!

There coming off now Accy :cheers:

[Jongeman]

Are we all going to be amazed when the wrapper finally comes off? I hope so. Lovely development this is........ I could live in this. 'Ow much are they?

[rolybling]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j159/rolybling2/P11010057.jpg

[DAVE_B]

Just out of interest I was wandering if anyone knows the height of the tower? Ive read throught the thread but couldnt find nothin. Im guessin at 60-70m

[majormystery]

Good guess - its 64m.
Check out skyscrapernews.com

[The Longford]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/garybaldy/tempus.jpg

[ferge]

Ooooo how much of a tease, the wrapping is down and still cant see owt! lol... C'mon c'mon!

[jrb]

Two pics from today.

The wraps are off, only the scaffolding to go.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture177.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture172.jpg

[jrb]

Sunday.

Soon to be blocked out by the Greengate Tower

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture228-1.jpg

[ferge]

Woah... that little bit of facade we can see above the scaffolding is reeeeal pwetty lol.. We've got two crackin 60m blocks in this, Skyline and then with Lighthouse when thats done.. plus its the start of this area of Salford bulking up the main density overall and giving us the start of a new high-rise area..

[The Longford]

I personally think this is a pile of smelly poo - but it looked quite impressive this evening so held up the traffic on Trinity Way for a bit to get this shot for you all.
Now say 'Thank You' to your nice Uncle Eddy and he will let you lick his lollypop.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f85/garybaldy/IMG_2932.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

Nice pic, but I disagree. It looks nice. Nothing special, but nice.

[rolybling]

Honestly? I've never liked the look of it from the renders, but from what I've seen of the cladding in the flesh it doesn't look half bad, it seems to be of good quality which is important, though I'm not sure it's up to the quality of Skyline Central which is very impressive up close.

[caw123]

I think it's ok. Nothing special, a reasonable standard. We can't expect a landmark on every corner etc. When Greengate is complete this'll hopefully be a piece of 'urban filler'.

One concern is that it could look a bit messy when all the scaffolding comes down. It could fall into the same trap as Bellway's Citygate by going overboard on the colour palette, and like Citygate it's next to a major approach into the city.

The yellow thing sticking out on the right side of the building on Longman's picture - was it stolen from Sovereign Point? :scouserd:


Now say 'Thank You' to your nice Uncle Eddy and he will let you lick his lollypop.


:runaway:

[rolybling]

yeah I'm not keen on the yellow bits either

[TheGrand]

Driving down Bury New Road from Broughton Hill, this tower really adds to the skyline.

[Farsight]

Hmmn. IMHO the top looks a bit fussy and kinda cheap compared to the renders.

http://www.tempus-apartments.com/image/whole_building.jpg

[jrb]

Taken today.

Taken from Manchester Cathedral looking towards Greengate.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture234.jpg

Taken from Greengate.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/jrb041067/Picture235.jpg

[Manc Guy]

Heres the uglier side of it, taken yesterday...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c388/Corris_/DSC00080.jpg

[Farsight]

Thanks for the pictures, jrb, Manc.

It looks pretty good I guess. OK it doesn't set the world on fire, but it's all right.

[SleepyOne]

Just to update this thread with Highriser's pic.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ANTEATPETE/100_1070.jpg

[Liam-Manchester]

It looks fine, but it's nothing amazing. However that last picture shows that it's actually quite impressive- when you contrast it with the Arndale Tower.

[caw123]

I really don't like this anymore.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic13.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/305TempusToweratIrwellQuays_pic14.jpg

[Manc Guy]

Yer, that sides nasty, the rest im quite pleased with...

Smart...

[highriser]

Tempus = Skyline filler .

[Manchester Planner]

I actually quite like it. It fits the area it finds itself in. Will be right next to the Greengate towers too!!

http://pichotel.com/pic/4750g5mlQ/100046.jpg

http://pichotel.com/pic/4750g5mlQ/100047.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

I love the way it uses the facade of the old building to create an entrance to the building.

[vertigosufferer]

It looks okay, nothing spectacularly breathtaking, but in no way horrible. Better than some of the concrete high rise flats that were built in the post war era. They are renovating some of them on Oldham and Rochdale road aren't they?

[Farsight]

It somehow doesn't quite make it. Shame.

[markydeedrop]

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/markydeedroppics/AbitoApartmentBuildingManchester.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u180/markydeedroppics/TempusApartmentsManchester.jpg

[Accura4Matalan]

Is that Abito in the background of the first pic? That roof is quite something!

[Ozzy]

Jesus Christ it's the Arndale tiles stuck on the side !!!

[Sir Miles Platting]

Jesus Christ it's the Arndale tiles stuck on the side !!!
We will never get shot of these bleeders!

[SleepyOne]

High quality image of the proposal near to the Tempus Tower, opposite the MEN on Great Ducie St by Hodder Associates. Picture credit - Arc Media (http://www.arc-media.co.uk)




http://i14.tinypic.com/48f6j2a.jpg



http://i10.tinypic.com/4gecr3s.jpg

[The Longford]

A scheme here has been knocking around for a while hasnt it - but not in this form? The heritage nazis mauled the first scheme but this looks a lot more satisfactory IMO. I would hope the mauling we gave it inspired them to come back with this. I cant exactly remember waht we said but i would be happy to this and i do remember we had some issues about privacy which seem to have been addressed.

[WeasteDevil]

It's horrid!

[BeardedGenius]

What's that darkness? I like darkness on tall buildings. There should be more darkness on tall buildings.

[Mez]

I imagin that darkess is there to cater for a probable future develpment next door.

[SleepyOne]

Its a pretty high quality sort of "darkness" - they are using the same sort of highly polished black, granite-effect concrete cladding that was used on the Beetham podium building. Hopefully it won't be value engineered out as it will be highly prominent building, sited at the foot of Deansgate and standing proud above the viaduct that carries the trains in and out of Victoria Station.

[Farsight]

It looks a dull grey kind of "darkness" from here. The sort that could look very sixties. OK polished black granite would look pretty neat, but a whiff of brown and a touch of grime and it could look really grim.

[EDX]

looks pretty kwl!

[gd]

a poor mans park hill + sheffield springs to mind!

[SleepyOne]

A small commentary from the company that produced the images for the proposed resi block on Great Ducie St, next to the Tempus Tower. Taken from designfood (http://www.designfood.co.uk/index.htm).


http://i13.tinypic.com/4pbpnph.jpg


Tend to agree with the comments. Refreshing and extensive use of a different cladding material. Seems that developers and becoming more adventurous in their choice of cladding of late moving away from the holy trinity of glass, brick or render. Nice to see.

[Potato Man]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=429148

Perhaps now is an opportune moment to link to the dedicated thread for that Property Routes building. Just in case anyone wants to link to the planning app or wot-not.