Liverpool Waterfront Proposals : Information + Images

Liverpool Waters, Liverpool, UK 2007 Chapman Taylor Architects Masterplan for Peel Holdings Liverpool Waters Masterplan - information from Chapman Taylor Architects: The masterplanning of some 62ha of redundant docks, historically the lifeblood of the city which became in its prime the UK’s second city. Our challenge is to create a mixed-use development that will transform these docks into a new commercial core whilst respecting the heritage and uniqueness of the site. The docks must become a natural extension of the city centre whilst remaining an integral part of their immediate surroundings. Cost: £5.5bn approx. Series of towers forming a new Liverpool waterfront north along the Mersey from Princes Dock. Issues include Liverpool World Heritage Site (which scuppered Ian Simpson’s tower proposal) and the European City of Culture title