- West Tower
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = West Tower
location =Liverpool ,England United Kingdom
year_built = 2007
groundbreaking=2005
opening = 2008
construction_period =2005 –2007
complete =2007
use =Residential /Office /Restaurant
antenna_spire = 140m
roof = 138m (above sea level) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2007/05/01/beetham_video_feature.shtml West Tower nearing completion] ,bbc.co.uk , accessed31 May 2007 ]
floor_count = 40|elevator_count = 2
cost = £35,000,000
architect =Aedas
developer =Beetham Organization
contractor =Carillion
skyscraperpage_id = 33722
emporis_id = 217175
caption = West Tower, LiverpoolThe West Tower was completed late 2007 on the waterfront of
Liverpool ,England . The building is the second tower to be built byCarillion [ [http://www.carillionplc.com/building/news/NRWestTowerGroundbreaking.htm#TopOfPage Carillion Building news] ] inLiverpool for property developers Beetham. [ [http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=165 scyscrapernews.com building information] ]With a spire height of 140 metres and 40 floors, West Tower is Liverpool’s tallest building. The building commands views across the city, over the Mersey to the Wirral and as far as Blackpool on a clear day. The first five floors are the new headquarters for the
Beetham Organization and the remaining floors, apart from the 34th, have been divided into luxury apartments and penthouses.The 5 floors of Beetham’s offices are set back between concrete columns and are fully glazed to provide an "animated façade" at street level. A glazed lift and stair serving the office are accommodated between raking fins with views to the river.
The 127 apartments are clad in a fully glazed perimeter curtain wall of random clear and opaque panels and are orientated to provide views of both the city and river. The upper penthouse floors are tiered back to incorporate external terraces behind glazed balustrade screens.
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