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|image = Bridgewater place,Leeds.JPG |image_size = 240px |name = Bridgewater Place |completion_date = 2007 |location = Leeds, England |coordinates = {{coord|53.7920|-1.5479|region:GB_scale:2000|display=inline,title}} |status = Complete |roof = {{convert| 368|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} AGL {{convert|476|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL | building_type = Skyscraper[1] |antenna_spire = |floor_count = 32 |est_completion = 2006 |opening = 2007 |floor_area = {{convert|40,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} |architect = Aedas |developer = KW Linfoot |main_contractor = Bovis Lend Lease }} Bridgewater Place, nicknamed The Dalek,[2][3] is an office and residential skyscraper in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the tallest building in Yorkshire, and has held this record since being topped out in September 2005. It is visible at up to {{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=off}} from most areas. Although the tallest building in Yorkshire, it is not the tallest structure. Emley Moor transmission tower, 13 miles south of Bridgewater Place, is taller and is the tallest structure in the United Kingdom. The BuildingThe development has been designed by Aedas Architects with the developer being Landmark Development Projects and St James Securities with Bovis Lend Lease being the contractor.[2] The developer of the residential element of Bridgewater Place is KW Linfoot. It was first announced in 2000 and, following several redesigns and delays with the construction process, construction of the building began in 2004 and was completed in 2007. It became the tallest building in Leeds, by a significant margin, and Yorkshire (although this does not take into account structures such as Emley Moor transmitting station). Bridgewater Place has a height of {{convert|112|m|ft|abbr=on}} to roof level. Originally the tower was to have a spire which would have extended the height of the building to {{convert|137|m|ft|abbr=on}}, however this was never built. Bridgewater Place has 32 storeys, of which two are used for car parking, ten for offices and twenty for residential purposes. There is {{convert|40000|m2|abbr=on}} of floor space in the building with 200 flats and 400 underground car parking spaces serving both the residential and commercial areas of the building. Current office tenants include Eversheds Sutherland, Ernst & Young, ghd, BDO Stoy Hayward, 2plan wealth management, DWF LLP and NHS Digital. Retail tenants include Tesco, Starbucks, Panini Shack and Philpotts. The residential element of the development has proved to be a prestigious city centre address. The major part of the building's construction was completed by late December 2006.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} The completion of the entire building was commemorated on Thursday 26 April 2007. A special episode of Look North, the BBC's local regional news programme was produced to commemorate the opening of the tower. The tower is illuminated at night with bright coloured lighting effects, colours used so far{{When|date=February 2011}} include blue and purple. CriticismAestheticsIn 2008, Building Design, the architectural journal, shortlisted Bridgewater Place for its annual Carbuncle Cup, which is awarded to 'buildings so ugly they freeze the heart'.[4][5] Safety IssuesThe building's shape accelerates winds in its immediate vicinity, knocking over pedestrians and even vehicles. One person suffered a torn liver and internal bleeding, and cuts requiring 11 stitches, and a buggy with a three-month-old child was pushed out into the road by a sharp gust.[6] In March 2011 a man was killed by a lorry overturning on him by a gust.[7] The Crown Prosecution Service advised against bringing charges of corporate manslaughter against the architects, Aedas.[6] However, at the inquest in December 2013 Leeds Deputy Coroner Melanie Williamson recommended the roads nearby should be closed to vehicles when wind speeds exceeded {{convert|45|mph|km/h m/s|abbr=on}}. This was done on 6 December, though pedestrians continue being injured by being blown over.[8] These winds have led to the roads around the building being closed for safety reasons when the wind speed is above 45 mph.[9] To rectify these issues in the design may require the addition of 'vertical fins' to the facade of the building.[10] In December 2016, the owners of the building were required to pay £903,000 towards the costs of the wind deflection works.[11] The safety problems caused by the building has affected proposals for other high-rise developments in the city. In August 2016, when submitting plans for Bridge Street, the developers stated that extensive wind tests were being undertaken to avoid 'another Bridgewater Place'.[12] GallerySee also
Notes1. ^Under the Emporis Standards Committee, a skyscraper is defined as a multi-storey building which is at least 100 m tall. Any building from 35 m to 100 m tall is generally considered to be a high rise building.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=734|work=SKYSCRAPERNEWS.COM|title=Building - 734 - Bridgewater Place - Leeds|accessdate=2 August 2008}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/why-we-should-all-love-leeds-s-dalek-1-2097778|work=Yorkshire Evening Post|title=Why we should all love Leeds's Dalek|accessdate=27 November 2009}} 4. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2008/10/07/places_carbuncle_cup_feature.shtml|title = A Bridgewater too far?|publisher = BBC Leeds|accessdate = 11 February 2009}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3123978|title=Who will get the wooden spoon in BD’s Carbuncle Cup this year?|date=3 October 2008|work=BD: The architects' website|accessdate=11 February 2009}} 6. ^1 https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2014/aug/14/killer-towers-how-architects-are-battling-hazardous-high-rises 7. ^{{cite web|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8374281/Police-investigate-Dalek-after-man-killed-by-overturned-lorry.html|title = Police investigate 'Dalek' after man killed by overturned lorry|publisher = Telegraph|date = 11 March 2011|accessdate = 18 March 2011}} 8. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518770/Major-route-closed-high-winds-years-man-killed-lorry-flew-air.html|title = Britain's windiest street: Major road which becomes 'man-made wind tunnel' in storms closed due to gusts two years after man was killed by lorry|publisher = Daily Mail|date = 6 December 2013|accessdate = 26 December 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/businessnews/The-answer-is-blowing-in.4274166.jp|work=Yorkshire Post|title=The answer is blowing in the wind|date=10 July 2008|accessdate=}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/dailynews/2008/07/fins_may_solve_aedas_towers_wind_grief.html|publisher=Architects Journal|title=Fins may solve Aedas towers wind grief|accessdate=10 July 2008}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-38174624 |title=Leeds' Bridgewater Place owners to foot £900,000 wind bill|work=BBC News|date= 1 December 2016|accessdate=26 April 2017}} 12. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/politics/leeds-supertowers-proposal-must-not-repeat-wind-tunnel-chaos-1-8080575 |title=Leeds supertowers proposal 'must not repeat wind tunnel chaos' |last=Iqbal |first=Aisha |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=22 August 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2016}} External links{{Commons category|Bridgewater Place}}
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