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<\/p>\nThe scheme for Davos Property Developments and Beetham Davos will form the centrepiece of its \u00a31 billion Kings development, formerly known as the King Edward Triangle, which is one of the five neighbourhoods in the wider \u00a35 billion Liverpool Waters regeneration project.<\/p>\n
The tower, north of the city\u2019s famous Pier Head, will contain 212 hotel bedrooms and 563 flats, and will mark SimpsonHaugh\u2019s high-rise debut in the city.<\/p>\n
A previous attempt, 20 years ago, by the skyscraper specialist to build a 51-storey block south of the city centre at Brunswick Quay was rejected by then communities minister Ruth Kelly, even though the planning inspector had recommended the scheme.<\/p>\n
SimpsonHaugh\u2019s latest proposal was revealed this week at the MIPIM international property trade fair in Cannes. The announcement comes just weeks after Brock Carmichael won approval from Liverpool City Council for the Kings development\u2019s first tower: a terracotta 28-storey residential block named No 1 Kings.<\/p>\n
The application for the plot next to the Princess Dock at the northern end of the neighbourhood was voted through by a six-to-two majority in a planning committee on 17 February, despite some councillors objecting to the size and height of the 255-home tower.<\/p>\n
SimpsonHaugh\u2019s 70-storey tower will be significantly taller than Liverpool\u2019s current highest building: Aedas\u2019s 40-storey West Tower, which was built for Beetham in 2007.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the \u2018reveal\u2019 of the designs, Beetham Davos chairman Hugh Frost said: \u2018This will be the scheme\u2019s signature building, and is the ultimate expression of our confidence in Liverpool and the council\u2019s backing for our ambition.\u2019<\/p>\n
The hotel will occupy the first 23 floors of the building while the rest will be given over to \u2018luxury residences\u2019 as well as bars, restaurants, gymnasiums, banqueting facilities and a rooftop terrace.<\/p>\n
In total, the building will provide 86,000m\u00b2 of space, making it the second largest building by floor space in Liverpool, after the city\u2019s famous Tobacco Warehouse.<\/p>\n
SimpsonHaugh founding partner Ian Simpson said the design drew on the naval engineering and industrial link to Liverpool\u2019s dominant maritime trade, with the fa\u00e7ade referencing \u2018the birthplace of skyscrapers\u2019: Peter Ellis\u2019s 1864 Oriel Chambers in the city, the world\u2019s first metal-framed, glazed curtain-walled building.<\/p>\n
\u2018This is a landmark intervention for Britain\u2019s most dramatic waterfront skyline,\u2019 he added. \u2018It is rooted in the city\u2019s architectural vernacular and its maritime history but offers a very contemporary expression of both.<\/p>\n
\u2018The tower\u2019s setting optimises the high-quality public realm around it, whilst the soft corners maximise the panoramic views in every direction.<\/p>\n
\u2018I wanted to deliver a building that not only sat well with its neighbours, but also reflects the ambition of the city.\u2019<\/p>\n
The tower is one of 10 buildings anticipated in the emerging masterplan for the site, drawn up by Brock Carmichael, which will go out to public consultation later this spring, before an expected planning submission in late summer.<\/p>\n
The hybrid application will seek detailed consent for layout and site services and outline consent for each building plot and will include residential towers, two hotels, offices, a new arts venue, shared workspace for start-ups and tech businesses and a range of food and beverage outlets.<\/p>\n
As well as\u00a0Brock Carmichael, the masterplan is being worked on by planning expert Pegasus Group while Planit is leading on the public realm design.<\/p>\n
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SimpsonHaugh\u2019s proposed 70-storey hotel\/housing tower will become the centrepiece of the \u00a31 billion Kings project on the Liverpool waterfront.<\/p>\n
Project data<\/p>\n
Location<\/strong>\u00a0Liverpool, Kings neighbourhood
Local authority<\/strong>\u00a0Liverpool City Council
Type of project<\/strong>\u00a0Hotel and branded residential
Client<\/strong>\u00a0Davos Property Developments and Beetham Davos
Architect<\/strong>\u00a0SimpsonHaugh
Masterplan architect<\/strong>\u00a0Brock Carmichael
Landscape architect<\/strong>\u00a0Planit
Planning consultant<\/strong>\u00a0Pegasus
Engineering consultant<\/strong>\u00a0WSP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The scheme for Davos Property Developments and Beetham Davos will form the centrepiece of its \u00a31 billion Kings…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":818862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,24847,179,235840,192219,16,15],"class_list":["post-818861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-liverpool","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-hotel","tag-liverpool","tag-simpsonhaugh","tag-tower","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116210510527121616","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}