Plans Approved for 40-Story Tower in Sheffield, U.K.

The King’s Tower; image © SFGE Properties, Ltd.

Hodder & Partners has been given the green light for plans to demolish a former Primark building in Sheffield, U.K., city center and replace it with a 40-story residential tower, Building Design reports. The King’s Tower scheme will replace the existing six-story building at 51-57 High Street with 428 co-living studio apartments. The new building will be visible from most locations in the city. The tower plans show a curved façade facing Castle Square with a concrete grid form and floor to ceiling windows above a recessed commercial unit and double-height residential lobby on the ground floor. The project team includes structural engineer Clancy Consulting, planning consultant Crowley Associates, landscape architect Weddle, heritage consultant Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture, fire consultant BB7 and right-of-light consultant Avison Young.

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