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Hilton Hotel Manchester : Beetham Tower

301 Deansgate Manchester design by Ian Simpson Architects in northwest England, UK

post updated 22 August 2021

Manchester Hilton Hotel

Design: Ian Simpson Architects

Hilton Tower – Building images © Adrian Welch

Location: lower end of Deansgate, east side

Hilton Hotel Manchester building photos © Adrian Welch, Apr 2010:

Hilton Tower Manchester
48-storey tower, hotel at base

Manchester Hilton Tower – Building Images © Adrian Welch

Residential tower with hotel element

Lower section + podium: Four star Hilton hotel – 285 beds, up to and incl. Level 23 where the building steps out
Upper section: 219 residential apartments with the architect’s own penthouse on top complete with roof terrace

Manchester Hilton Tower – Building Images © Adrian Welch

Manchester Hilton – Building Award

301 Deansgate Manchester – text by Beetham Organisation Oct 2007

Beetham scoops prestigious international tall building award

Hilton Hotel photo from Beetham Organisation

The Beetham Organization has won a prestigious architecture prize for 301 Deansgate Manchester, which scooped the award for Best Tall Building at an international awards ceremony in Chicago last week.

Designed by Manchester-based firm, Ian Simpson Architects, the Hilton Hotel tower was completed in early 2007. It includes 218 premium apartments and a 279 room five star Hilton Hotel.

Hilton Hotel Manchester – photo © webbaviation

The judges on the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) panel commended Beetham’s entry for its clear links and visual connectivity to Manchester city centre and for the remarkable crystalline blade which stretches 25 metres above the building, providing a buffer zone from the sun for the glass facade

Special reference was also made to the distinctive structure and shape of the Manchester Hilton hotel tower, maximising the size of the development and giving it a unique silhouette on the city below.

Hilton Hotel Manchester – photo from Beetham Organisation

Mark Connolly Project Executive of Beetham Organization commented;

“Beetham has a well deserved reputation for delivering signature towers which transform the landscape and surrounding area and this award recognises this. It also shows though that our developments do not just have an impact on the local environment but have global significance.

Tim Johnson, CTBUH Awards Committee Chairman said;

“The tower dramatically places itself in the historic context of Manchester. The building is sensitive to its urban surroundings and exudes an honest expression of its various programmatic functions. We are delighted to name it our Tall Building of the Year for 2007.”

At 50 storeys high and 169 metres tall, the 301 Deansgate Manchester Tower is the tallest residential development in Europe with over 528,000 square feet of space.

Manchester Hilton Tower – Building images © Adrian Welch