One Piccadilly Gardens

One Piccadilly Gardens is a large office building on the east side of Piccadilly Gardens, a public square in Manchester.

One Piccadilly Gardens
One Piccadilly Gardens, behind the Queen Victoria statue
General information
StatusComplete
TypeOffice
LocationPiccadilly Gardens
Address1 Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
Town or cityManchester
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53.480512°N 2.236168°W / 53.480512; -2.236168
Current tenantsAllianz Cornhill, BNY Mellon, Jones Lang LaSalle and others
Opened2003[1]
ClientArgent Group
OwnerLegal & General[2]
Technical details
Floor count7
Floor area164,600 sqm[3]
Lifts/elevators4
Design and construction
ArchitectAllies and Morrison
Structural engineerArup
Services engineerArup
Quantity surveyorFaithful+Gould
Main contractorCarillion plc
Awards and prizesRIBA Award 2004

It houses six floors of office space with shops and restaurants on the ground floor. The entrance to the offices is via a double height diagonal void through the ground and first floors of the building.[4]

Construction

One Piccadilly Gardens opened in 2003 as part of the redevelopment of Piccadilly Gardens; the building was designed by Allies and Morrison and has large glazed facades behind a red brick grid.

Occupiers

Office space:

  • Allianz Insurance plc
  • BNY Mellon
  • Jones Lang LaSalle
  • Homes and Communities Agency

Ground floor:

References
  1. Allies and Morrison project page
  2. Place North West - One Piccadilly Gardens sold in £67m deal, 20 Sep 2011
  3. http://www.alliesandmorrison.com/projects/office/2003/one-piccadilly-gardens/
  4. BBC News, 2004
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