Otterspool Tower
Skyscraper proposed for Liverpool, UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Otterspool Tower is a name commonly given to a supertall skyscraper that was proposed in Liverpool, United Kingdom.[2][3] Developers, Wiggins Group, first touted the idea in 1995 before moving forward with the proposal in 1998. Also dubbed the "Scousescraper", the building was set to be 305 m (1,000 ft) high and would have become the tallest building in Europe at the time. It was never built.
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General information | |
Status | Never built |
Type | Mixed-use |
Location | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
Address | Festival Gardens Riverside Drive Liverpool L17 7EG |
Coordinates | 53.3736968°N 2.9582352°W / 53.3736968; -2.9582352 |
Cost | £750,000,000 (partial) |
Height | 305 m (1,000 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 79 |
Floor area | 400,000 m2 (4,300,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Ruddle Wilkinson |
Developer | Wiggins Group |
Part of a £750 million regeneration vision of the former Festival Gardens site, the "grandiose" tower was planned to be predominantly leisure based, including such features as a 2,500 bed five-star hotel, a theme park and a giant waterfall.[1]
However, following negative reception, the plans were ultimately confirmed scrapped in late 1999; the developers subsequently claimed the proposal had only ever been made to "test the water",[4] rather than being a truly serious concept.