Peninsula Building
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| location = Manchester, England
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| floor_area = 23,774 sq m
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| architect = The Manser Practice
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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
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.{{Cite news |title=City Park Life |url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1511 |work=skyscrapercity.com |date=5 May 2008 |access-date=2012-08-24}} The building has a BREEAM rating of 'very good' and has on-site parking for up to 200 cars.{{Cite news |title=Specification: The Peninsula |url=http://thepeninsula-manchester.com/Specification_Manchester_Property.html |work=The Peninsula Manchester |access-date=2012-08-24}}
The building is the head office for Peninsula Business Services, whose subsidiary companies occupy all but one of the twelve office floors, {{Cite news |title=Availability: Peninsula |url=http://thepeninsula-manchester.com/Availability_Manchester_Offices.html |work=The Peninsula Manchester |access-date=2012-08-24}} with the British Transport Police being located on 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/tech-firm-bright-start-10386999.amp|title=Tech Firm is Off to a Bright Start|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|first=Shelina|last=Begum|date=5 November 2015|access-date=2019-11-29}}
Until their demise, LateRooms.com occupied the top floors, employing 300 people at the building.{{Cite news |title=Laterooms checks in to Peninsula |url=http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/archive/6730-laterooms-checks-in-to-peninsula.html |work=Place North West |date=22 July 2010 |access-date=2012-08-24}}
There is a vertical wind turbine on the roof of the building but this is not operational.
See also
- NOMA, Manchester - a similar redevelopment scheme to the Green Quarter, adjacent to The Peninsula
References
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External links
- [http://thepeninsula-manchester.com/ The Peninsula Manchester] - official website
- [http://uk-office.pldbgw-dtz.maximalls.net/dynamic/pdf/79566/1/79566-1.pdf The Peninsula brochure]
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