First Street

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[ferge]

please tell me thats something being taken down

[highriser]

Originally Posted by ferge

please tell me thats something being taken down

Ferge it's the old BT building , its been stripped down and having a few extra floors . dont worry it'll look great when finished .

[Local Lad]

Thanks Sleepyone for the images

Heres how it should look when they have finished.

Edit - was this

[IMG]http://i10.************/455ussw.jpg[/IMG]

Now this

[IMG]http://i11.************/4pwi0x4.jpg[/IMG]

[VoldemortBlack]

Originally Posted by Local Lad

[IMG]http://i11.************/4pwi0x4.jpg[/IMG]

is this designed by the same people that designed the similar-looking building in Picadilly Gardens ?

[GreenwichSE10]

Originally Posted by VoldemortBlack

is this designed by the same people that designed the similar-looking building in Picadilly Gardens ?

that looks like a business park office in luton! wtf were they thinking building that in Manchester

[Comdot]

nope. it's something being taken UP

[macc]

Isn't the top one what its supposed to look after the extention and with the new atrium?

It sounds like they've redesigned it again, which is a shame becuase the bottom render looks very 'business park' i.e dated and generally prety shit. And where's the biggest atrium in the city gone? That was supposed to be its major selling point.

[SteKnight]

[jrb]

That's some strip back.

[Comdot]

Originally Posted by macc

Isn't the top one what its supposed to look after the extention and with the new atrium?

It sounds like they've redesigned it again, which is a shame becuase the bottom render looks very 'business park' i.e dated and generally prety shit. And where's the biggest atrium in the city gone? That was supposed to be its major selling point.

tbh that second one looks more like something on canary wharf. i can't remember its name but it looks like a complete copy (a good thing )

[jrb]

[spoonsbeatfish]

Are there any specific plans for the arches and green area in front of the grand island redevelopment?

[man med]

Yes...water features

[spoonsbeatfish]

Should have read this:

It will include the complete re-modelling of 15 acres of public land, creating more than 12 fully-serviced development ‘plots’ – totalling 2.5m sq ft of mixed-use floor space - and two stunning public squares, one which will adjoin the BT building and the other which will anchor the new quarter at its southern end close to the Mancunian Way.

Also planned is a dramatic new water-feature based leisure and retail playground, opening up the arches on Whitworth Street West and creating a new city street running from south to north along the viaduct.

http://www.askdevelopments.com/projects/details/10787

[SteKnight]

Not very good quality pic, but hey.

[jrb]

Credit http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/



MIPIM 2008: Ask rebrands Central Spine as First Street
13 March 2008, 14:21

Rachael Tinniswood

Ask Developments has relaunched Central Spine as First Street, Manchester, and has unveiled images of the pedestrianised boulevard at its heart.

The 18m wide, 300m long boulevard is claimed to be the first major new pedestrianised thoroughfare in the city for many decades and will connect the community of Hulme through the Mancunian Way to the Hacienda site on Whitworth Street West.

The 20-acre mixed use scheme will also include five new public squares, the first of which will be developed and open in summer 2009; the first BREEAM rated 'Excellent' post-construction office building in the city, offering 180,000 sq ft of space; and the first Green Wall in the UK -a tourist attraction which, at 30m by 11m will be Europe's largest vertical garden.

Located on the southern edge of the city, First Street Manchester, which has an end value of £750m, will span across 20 acres and will include 1.8m sq ft of offices, around 1,500 homes and 350,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space.

Ken Knott, chief executive at Ask Developments said: "We are very excited about First Street, which we are confident will become a favourite destination for Mancunians and visitors alike. Our vision is for a dramatic new quarter to extend the heart of this great global city from the historic railway viaduct to the Mancunian Way.

Sir Howard Bernstein, chief executive of Manchester City Council said: "We welcome the energy and innovation which characterises this new vibrant initiative by Ask. Our continued capacity to deliver growth will depend upon bringing forward exciting new quarters such as this and we have every confidence that in working with Ask, the area will become a major part of an increasingly successful regional centre."

[Splurb]

The promotional video is now up on the website

http://www.nomoregreydays.com/

[Chogmook]

Couple of towers there by the looks of it! Brill!

[flange]

Some caps from the video








Showing the Green Walls on what looks like the Grand Island office now under reconstruction