Tower Of Love
TOWER OF LOVE
ARCHITECTS
de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
LDA Design
LEAD CONSULTANT
LDA Design
CONTRACTOR
FParkinson
CLIENT
Blackpool Council
COST CONSULTANT
Gardiner & Theobald
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Michael Hadi Associates
M&E ENGINEER
Michael Popper Associates
BREEAM CONSULTANT
Alan Pither Ltd
PHOTOGRAPHS
Alex de Rijke, Chris Astbury
AREA
520.0 m2
YEAR
2011
LOCATION
Blackpool, UK
CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture
Text description provided by architect.
The "Tower of Love" on the Tower Festival Headland is the first building to be built on the Golden Mile for a great many years.
It provides a focal point for visitors; a large sea view restaurant and terrace with local tourist information office at promenade level, and registry offices with ceremony hall above.
Standing on a stepped concrete plinth containing recycled and phosphorescent glass, the engineered timber building is a deliberate eye-catcher and lookout point, clad in golden stainless steel shingles.
The expressive form and detailing is a celebration of Blackpool's renowned exuberance, the bracing coastal weather combined with super-sustainable construction.
The ‘telescopic’ wedding tower frames couples exchanging vows within a vertical view of Blackpool Tower, with Registry, reception and restaurant offering horizontal views of the Irish Sea.
Sited in collaboration with LDA Design’s new landscape along Blackpool's seafront: the building aligns with street views and contributes to the theme of an artificial dunescape.
The Tower of Love is designed as a ‘useful sculpture’, set carefully on the steps between the Blackpool Illuminations experience and the sea.
