New Century House is a high-rise office building with an attached conference hall, in the NOMA district of Manchester, England. The building is 50 metres (160 ft) tall and has 14 floors. There is office space, conference and catering facilities, and a gym.
History
Co-operative Group
New Century House was designed by G. S. Hay and Gordon Tait and constructed by John Laing & Son for the Co-operative Insurance Society in 1962.[2] The attached New Century Hall has a capacity of 1,000 people. New Century House and Hall were listed in 1995 as Grade II as a good example of a high-quality post-war office building. It is considered one of the finest modernist towers in the United Kingdom alongside its sister building the CIS Tower (1962, Grade II), the Arts Tower in Sheffield (Grade II*) and Euston Tower (1970) in London. It is described in its listing as, "A design of discipline and consistency which forms part of a group with the Co-operative Insurance Society".[1]
NOMA
In 2013, Co-operative Group employees moved from New Century House to One Angel Square. New Century House is now part of the NOMA redevelopment scheme. Office and kitchen space in New Century House is available to local small to medium-sized businesses. New Century Hall is now available as a venue.[3]
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "New Century House, including its attached conference hall and abstract concrete relief wall in the entrance piazza (Grade II) (1255052)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ Ritchie (1997), p. 139.
- ^ "New Century Hall music venue to have major overhaul as part of NOMA development". Manchester Evening News. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
Sources
- Ritchie, Berry (1997). The Good Builder: The John Laing Story. James & James.
