Brutalist Industrial Tower, Manchester

30 September 2019 · Manchester

A cross-crowned tower rises above a decorative aggregate facade on the edge of Manchester's postwar industrial district. The circular silo anchors the composition on the left while the concrete relief panels across the lower building carry a precision that sits at odds with the tower's raw, structural candour. Heavy cloud presses down from above, flattening the light and pushing every surface into sharp relief. Industrial heritage and architectural ambition, held in the same brick.