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Liverpool Architecture Designs – chronological list

Liverpool Architecture News

Merseyside Architecture Designs – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

25 Oct 2023
RIBA North exhibition, Mann Island

photo © Peter Mullin
RIBA North exhibition
Opening this week, on Friday 27 October, the free exhibition marks the revival of RIBA North – a world-class architecture centre that has been closed since the pandemic – and the official start of a new partnership between RIBA North and Tate Liverpool.

5 July 2023
Liverpool Townhouse Competition Winner Announced
Harrison Stringfellow Architects win First Prize:

image courtesy of architects practice
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has announced the winners of a competition to transform vacant terraces in Liverpool.
The Liverpool City Region Townhouse of the Future Competition was launched in 2021 to showcase how design can transform the built environment, activate residential properties, and bring communities back to life.

The 2023 competition was organised by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and the City Region Design Champion, Paul Monaghan, with the support of Liverpool City Council and housing and regeneration group, Torus.

Architects from the Liverpool City Region and Warrington were invited to submit innovative design solutions to refurbish a row of eleven vacant terraced houses in the Wavertree area of the city. The proposals were required to prioritise Mayor Rotheram’s net zero by 2040 target and Lifetime Homes standards as part of the residential redevelopment.

Harrison Stringfellow Architects was named First Prize winner, for their ‘Liverpool School of Building’ concept which combined training in green skills for individuals with a sensitive redevelopment, to improve social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

Judge Isabel Allen, Editor of Architecture Today, commented that the design tackles “the tricky issue of how to address historic residential stock when the land value is too low to absorb the costs associated with refurbishment”, and noted the way in which the project combines an enjoyment of the historic façade through repurposing the ground floor bay window as the main entrance with a strategy of using MMC to create modern well-insulated homes.

Commenting on the awards, Mayor Steve Rotheram said:
“We challenged some of the most creative and forward-thinking minds in architecture to design a more sustainable way of living in a modern, 21st century city region like ours – and the results have been incredible! As a former brickie, I know how complex a project like this can be and I take my hat off to all the entrants for the innovative designs and solutions they’ve come up with.

“The winning design had sustainability at its heart – and that’s going to be vital if we’re serious about hitting our ambitious target to reach net zero by 2040 – at least a decade before national government targets.

“Currently, nearly a third of all our region’s carbon emissions come from domestic properties and, despite the millions we’re investing into my robust retrofitting programme, we know there’s still a lot more work to do to make all our homes cheaper and easier to heat – without heating the planet too.

“Innovative solutions like this one will not only have a massive part to play in helping us to keep our domestic emissions down – but in protecting and enhancing our area’s precious architectural heritage for future generations as well.”

Second place was awarded to Mors + Harte Architects, whose design focussed on homes that had ample access to outside space and structures that could adapt over time, to accommodate occupants’ evolving needs over a lifetime. Judge Mairi Johnson, Director of Major Projects, National Museums Liverpool considered this entry “the best of several schemes that inserted an internal courtyard into each dwelling”. Group D Architects’ submission ‘Homes for the Community’ was Highly Recommended, for its approach to multi-generational living supported by community amenities.

The judging panel, which included a range of high-profile figures from the built environment industry, welcomed the breadth of design ideas and creative solutions that local architects proposed. The full judging panel included:

• Sarah Allan, Head of Architecture, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
• Isabel Allen, Editor, Architecture Today
• Christopher Bowen, Managing Director, Torus
• Jonathan Falkingham – Urban Splash
• Mairi Johnson, Director of Major Projects, National Museums Liverpool
• Muyiwa Oki, RIBA President Elect 2023-25
• Paul Monaghan, Founding Director, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Liverpool City Region Design Champion

Paul Monaghan, Founding Director, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, and Liverpool City Region Design Champion, said:
“This year we specifically opened this competition to Liverpool and Warrington based architecture studios, who can combine their design expertise with a deep understanding of the local community, to help shape the future of sustainable, residential development.”
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority team will promote the design with the aim of securing the opportunity to deliver the designs and collaborate with Liverpool City Region Housing Associations on future commissions.

Liverpool Building News for Winter & Spring 2023

25 + 24 Apr 2023

Red Deer X Kinrise – Martins Bank Renovation News

image courtesy of Kinrise
Martins Bank Liverpool Building Renovation
Upon completion in 2024, the historic Grade II* listed building will house community-focused spaces, F&B and 140,000 sqft of sustainable Grade-A offices. Alongside beautifully designed workspaces unlike anything else in the city, Kinrise plans to create welcoming, publicly-accessible spaces within the spectacular former banking hall on the ground floor of the building.

7 Feb 2023

Cavendish Waters Apartment Development

image courtesy of Integritas Property Group

Ethical developer Integritas Property Group gets go ahead from Liverpool City Council for £13m Commercial Road 70-bed apartment development.

It’s kick off time again for Liverpool’s premier ethical developer, Integritas Property Group (IPG), as it gets the green light from Liverpool City Council to proceed with its latest stylish development, Cavendish Waters.

Designed by Snow Architects, the Commercial Road site comprising 70 apartments of 1, 2, & 3-beds over two blocks is within 15 minutes’ walk from the new Everton FC stadium and adjacent to Tobacco Wharf and the Leeds and Liverpool canal.

Offering a total of 70 apartments, with 39 residential visitor parking spaces and three disabled spaces on the ground floor, some apartments will be situated canalside enjoying an uninterrupted view of the canal. Prices start from £160,000.

Liverpool welcomed over 67m visitors to the region in 2022 – a 5% increase from the previous year – yet has lower entry prices for those seeking to get on the property ladder.

“With Bank of England interest rates on the rise, this makes these apartments an attractive proposition both for buyers and for investors who can expect a projected rental yield of 6% per annum,” says Mitchell Walsh, managing director, Integritas Property Group.

“The approval of full planning permission for our latest residential development in such a prestigious and sought after location is testament to the high standards of building design and construction that we adhere to, putting people first. Located near to both the waterway and the new Everton FC stadium makes it a highly prized location and, as such, we expect to see high demand,” adds Walsh.

All apartments will be accessible and adaptable with at least 10% to allow for simple adaption to meet the needs of occupants who use wheelchairs. The exterior of the property will be built of brickwork with grey aluminium windows with flush casement, grey spandrel panels, colour to match windows, mild steel balustrade to balcony areas and powder coated aluminium window surround.

About Integritas Property Group

Integritas Property Group is an ethical property developer based in the Northwest, priding itself on a people-first approach to property development. Led by managing director, Mitchell Walsh, the company has a wide property portfolio — ranging from bespoke city-centre apartments to student accommodation.

Liverpool Building News in 2022

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26 Sep 2022
Stanley Dock Pumphouse Restaurant

images by Casa E Progetti / Stanley Dock Properties
Stanley Dock Pumphouse Restaurant
Liverpool City Council have granted planning permission for a new £120 million 200-seat super-restaurant in Liverpool, which will be the city’s finest waterfront restaurant. Stanley Dock Properties has been granted detailed planning consent from Liverpool City Council to transform the historic Grade II* listed Victorian Hydraulic Pumphouse Station in Stanley Dock into Liverpool’s finest new luxury waterfront restaurant.

30 June 2022
Liverpool Slavery Museum Building Renewal
Design: Adjaye Associates and Ralph Appelbaum Associates

The competition to design a ‘radical and brave’ transformation of Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum and neighbouring Maritime Museum has been won by Adjaye Associates and Ralph Appelbaum Associates.

The two design practices beat Haworth Tompkins with JA Projects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Heneghan Peng Architects with Droo Architects to win the commission for the National Museums Liverpool (NML) £57 million project. Adjaye Associates are to lead on architectural design, whilst Ralph Appelbaum Associates will lead on the exhibition design.

The two museums both occupy a Grade I-listed former warehouse known as the Hartley Pavilion on Liverpool’s historic waterfront. The project will improve exhibition spaces and circulation across the two museums.

It will also form a new community space and entrance to the International Slavery Museum inside the neighbouring Grade I-listed Martin Luther King Jr Building. The latter structure will be connected to the Hartley Pavilion with a first-floor pedestrian bridge.

Liverpool Building News in Winter & Spring 2022

27 Apr 2022
The Old Library
Design: OMI Architects

photo © Paul Karalius
The Old Library, Liverpool Building
This much-loved community asset closed in 2006 – had fallen into a state of neglect and disrepair, on ‘Buildings At Risk’ register.

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Liverpool Building News 2021

21 July 2021
Liverpool stripped of UNESCO World Heritage status

Liverpool has been stripped of its World Heritage status after a UN committee found developments threatened the value of the city’s waterfront, reports the BBC News. The decision was made following a secret ballot by the UNESCO committee at a meeting in China.

UNESCO had said that the developments, including the planned new Everton FC stadium, had resulted in a “serious deterioration” of the historic site. The decision was described as “incomprehensible” by the city’s mayor.

“Our World Heritage site has never been in better condition having benefitted from hundreds of millions of pounds of investment across dozens of listed buildings and the public realm,” Joanne Anderson said. The decision comes a decade after UNESCO last visited the city to assess building developments in the city centre.

Liverpool becomes only the third site to lose its World Heritage status since the list began in 1978. The other two were Oman’s Arabian Oryx Sanctuary in 2007 and the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany in 2009.

A total of 20 votes were cast with 13 in favour of deleting the city, 5 against the proposal and 2 ballot papers being invalid.

Liverpool Waters Development

20 April 2021
ELEMENT – The Quarter is the first eco-development in Liverpool and the first project under the ELEMENT brand. Made up of a mixture of unit types, this development ideally targets both young professional and postgraduate renters living, working, and studying in Liverpool. The project will extend across approximately 1.68 acres and occupy a prominent spot in the city.

The Quarter will consist of spacious layouts, avant-garde designs and stylish fixtures and fittings, and as the UK’s first eco-living concept, Element developments promote a new eco-friendly way of living, incorporating sophisticated low-carbon smart technology to keep a focus on sustainability.

The low carbon concept features eco-lighting, eco-heaters, solar panels, strict recycling policies, and even the ability to collect rainwater to aid in plumbing. With Liverpool property prices expected to rise significantly over the coming years, property investment company RWinvest is excited to be part of this fantastic development before prices grow.

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Liverpool Building News 2020

7 Oct 2020
Planning For New Residential Development At Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters

image courtesy of Peel L&P and Your Housing Group
Patagonia Place Liverpool Waters Property
The development will consist of 278 homes and marks the fifth residential development at Princes Dock, one of five neighbourhoods at the £5 billion waterfront development.

29 June 2020
Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool

12 June 2020
The new Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Aintree University Hospital, Lower Lane
Design: BDP, Architects

photo : Paul Karalius
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Aintree
The maritime city of Liverpool has a striking new form on the city skyline, that of the curving prow of CCC-L, which has prompted its nickname of The Liner.

5 June 2020
Plaza 1821 at Liverpool Waters

image courtesy of Peel L&P
Plaza 1821 Liverpool Waters Property
The next phase of residential development at Princes Dock, part of Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters, has opened its doors to residents, as property company Redwing nears completion of its £21 million residential development, Plaza 1821.

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Merseyside Property Updates 2019

30 Sep 2019
A lovely photo of the Mann Island building taken last night by Matthew Emery:

photo © Matthew Emery

4 Sep 2019
The Royal Liver Building

image courtesy of architects
The Royal Liver Building

27 July 2019
Grimshaw Architects to speak at inaugural RIBA + VitrA Talk at RIBA North
Leading bathroom brand VitrA is delighted to announce the first RIBA + VitrA Regional Talk at RIBA North with Grimshaw Architects. Part of VitrA’s continued partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the talk will be taking place on Thursday 1st August at the RIBA North offices in Liverpool:
RIBA North News

20 Mar 2019
Paddington Village masterplan, Liverpool, Northwest England, UK
Design: Ryder Architecture

image Courtesy architecture office
Paddington Village Masterplan News
A £30m office scheme is the third plot to be announced by the practice as well as coordinating the wider site regeneration.

8 Mar 2019
Groundbreaking construction hub launched to build future workforce News

The City of Liverpool College has been awarded £500,000 by the Government’s Construction Skills Fund to create Liverpool’s first on-site ‘Construction Hub’, which will bridge the gap between skills training and employment in the construction industry.

The college will be working in partnership with Liverpool Waters, Peel Land and Property’s £5 billion waterfront development scheme, to bring the hub to the currently disused Collingwood Dock.

The Liverpool Waters project includes the development of numerous residential, commercial and leisure facilities across five distinct neighbourhoods, starting at Princes Dock and travelling north to Northern Docks.

With the creation of 9,000 homes, 315,000 sqm of business space, a Cruise Liner Terminal, an Isle of Man Ferry Terminal and an accompanying hotel, the demand for skilled construction workers in Liverpool will be greater than ever.

By working together, The City of Liverpool College and Liverpool Waters will cater to this demand by providing unemployed adults and young people not in education or training (NEET) with work ready skills to enter jobs within Liverpool’s growing construction industry.

Work is now underway to create the portable facility at Collingwood Dock, part of the Liverpool Waters site, which will consist of three separate areas, two of which will be used for teaching space, with the third used for welfare and office space. In addition, the hub will provide the opportunity for college students to receive practical, work ready site-specific training in a real construction site environment.

The Hub will be open to unemployed people and young people who are NEET seeking a job in construction. The project will also provide taster opportunities to people in declining industries and in under-represented groups in the sector to promote construction as a career option.

Learners will have access to skills training to make them work ready for the construction industry. This includes access to site ready training, CSCS cards and ACS Gas Accreditation. The Hub will also provide a gateway to construction qualifications and at all levels and apprenticeships up to degree level.

Employers working with the Hub will have direct access to the college’s extensive work ready and motivated talent pool to support their recruitment needs.

15 Jan 2019
Urban Splash News
Urban Splash are working with developers Peel for the first time in 2019, establishing a joint venture which will bring 347 of their modular homes to Merseyside as part of a residential quarter within the Wirral Waterside development. You can register your interest for the first homes now.

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