Peninsula Building
| The Peninsula Building | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Alternative names | City Park |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | High rise |
| Location | Manchester, England |
| Current tenants | Peninsula Business Services |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | September 2009[1] |
| Cost | £53 million[2] |
| Height | 62.5 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16 (4 garage levels) |
| Floor area | 23,774 sq m |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | The Manser Practice |
| References | |
| [3][4] | |
The Peninsula Building is a high-rise commercial building in Manchester, England. The building is part of Manchester's Green Quarter, a regeneration project north-west of Manchester city centre.
Background
[edit]Peninsula lies on the fringe of the city centre, opposite the Manchester Arena and Manchester Victoria station. Construction of the building began in 2007 and it opened in 2009. The Peninsula has a distinctive elliptical plan, and is clad in a glass and granite rainscreen.[5] The building has a BREEAM rating of 'very good' and has on-site parking for up to 200 cars.[6]
The building is the head office for Peninsula Business Services, whose subsidiary companies occupy all but two of the twelve office floors.[7] CDW occupy the eighth floor,[8] and the British Transport Police the seventh floor.
Peninsula subsidiary, BrightHR (previously called HRonline) occupy the ninth floor and an illuminated sign is visible through the front of the building.[9] Until their demise, LateRooms.com occupied the top floors, employing 300 people at the building.[10]
There is a vertical wind turbine on the roof of the building but this is not operational.
See also
[edit]- NOMA, Manchester - a similar redevelopment scheme to the Green Quarter, adjacent to The Peninsula
References
[edit]- ^ "The Peninsula, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester". DTZ. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Burdett, Jill (3 August 2009). "Peninsula goes for a funky fit-out". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "The Peninsula". skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "The Peninsula". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "City Park Life". skyscrapercity.com. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Specification: The Peninsula". The Peninsula Manchester. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Availability: Peninsula". The Peninsula Manchester. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ "Contact Us". uk.cdw.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Begum, Shelina (5 November 2015). "Tech Firm is Off to a Bright Start". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Laterooms checks in to Peninsula". Place North West. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- The Peninsula Manchester - official website
- The Peninsula brochure
