The Tower, Meridian Quay

The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the tallest building in Wales. Standing at 107m (351ft), Meridian Quay is the only sky scraper in Wales (buildings over 100m tall) and one of several high-rises in Swansea. It is the 90th tallest building in the United Kingdom in joint place with the Shell Centre in the London Borough of Lambeth.[1]

The Tower, Meridian Quay
The Tower, Meridian Quay November 2015
General information
LocationSwansea, Wales, United Kingdom
AddressMeridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Construction started2006
Completed2009
Cost£40,000,000
Height107 m (351 ft)
Technical details
Floor count29
Design and construction
ArchitectLatitude Architects
Structural engineerAtkins Ltd
Services engineerAtkins Ltd
Civil engineerAtkins Ltd
Main contractorCarillion

The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the BT Tower. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor has a concierge desk which is staffed 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors form the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Brains Brewery [2] This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.[3] On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower.[4] The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.

  • Tower under construction, January 2008
  • Tower under construction, March 2008
  • Tower under construction, May 2008
  • Tower under construction, June 2008
  • Tower topping-out, September 2008
  • Completed Tower at dawn, March 2010
  • Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010

References
  1. "Meridian Quay". skyscrapernews.com. 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  2. SA Brains website Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. BBC News: Property view from around Wales
  4. BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Tower builder fall man critical

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