Gateway House, Modernist office building near Piccadilly Station, Manchester, England
The curved structure rises nine floors with horizontal lines and an undulating facade that extends along Station Approach at Piccadilly Station.
Richard Seifert & Partners completed Gateway House in 1969, replacing a row of nineteenth-century railway warehouses near Manchester Piccadilly.
The building's distinctive S-shaped design represents a departure from the concrete brutalism common in British architecture during the 1960s.
The structure contains 12,861 square meters of space, combining hotel rooms, retail outlets, and office areas with direct access to Manchester's main railway station.
The building's curved form originated from an architectural sketch that earned it the local nickname 'lazy S' among Manchester residents.
Location: Manchester
Inception: 1969
Architects: Richard Seifert
Architectural style: modern architecture
Floors above the ground: 9
GPS coordinates: 53.47846,-2.23184
Latest update: September 20, 2025 20:55
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