New Bridewell Tower

New Bridewell

The facade of the new-build (2016) student accommodation in central Bristol
General information
Status Under construction
Type High-rise building
Location Bridewell Street
Bristol
England
Coordinates 51°27′23″N 2°35′52″W / 51.4564°N 2.5977°W / 51.4564; -2.5977
Construction started 2014
Completed August 2016 (Estimated) [1]
Height
Roof 49 m (160.76 ft) (AGL)[2]
Technical details
Floor count 16[3]
Design and construction
Architect AWW Architects[4]
Main contractor Watkin Jones Group
References
[5]

New Bridewell Tower (or New Bridewell) is a 16 storey student accommodation building currently under construction in Central Bristol, England. The £30 million development consists of demolishing the former 1970's New Bridewell Police headquarters and the construction of a 499 bed student accommodation building.[6] The development will also include a public square which will provide a link to the nearby old Magistrates court redevelopment, 600 sq metres of commercial floor space and public realm improvements.[7]

History

The site was previously occupied by the New Bridewell Police headquarters building which was constructed in the 1970s[8] and there were once concrete footbridges, which span over Rupert Street and Nelson Street, that provided a pedestrian link to the Froomsgate House and office buildings located on Nelson Street. In early autumn 2014, the concrete footbridges over Rupert Street were demolished as part of the scheme.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Bridewell, Bristol". Watkin Jones Group. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Bridewell Tower". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Student Tower Wins Approval". Skyscrapernews.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Magistrates Court and New Bridewell, Bristol". Watkin Jones Group. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "New Bridewell Bristol". Watkin Jones Group. Watkin Jones Group. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Watkin Jones to build £30m Bristol student schemel". Construction Enquirer. 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "New Bridewell Watkin Jones". Watkin Jones Group. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Old Bristol police base may be bulldozed for student flats". Bristol Post. 18 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Traffic busy this weekend as bridge over Rupert Street is being ripped down". Bristol Post. 27 September 2014.

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