Emirates Spinnaker Tower Portsmouth Development, Gunwharf Quays Building Images, Architect, Design
Spinnaker Tower Portsmouth
Mixed-use Development in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK: Architecture Information
11 Jun 2009
Emirates Spinnaker Tower
The Spinnaker, Gunwharf Quays
Date built: 2005
Design: Greentree All Church Evans Ltd
photos © Nick Weall
Structural height: 170m high (558 ft)
This tall Hampshire structure was originally called the Portsmouth Millennium Tower.
The structure has since been renamed as The Emirates Spinnaker Tower.
photos © Nick Weall
Developer: Berkeley Group / Berkeley Homes
It forms the centrepiece of the Portsmouth Harbour redevelopment. Funding cam partly from a UK National Lottery grant.
Spinnaker Tower + The Funnel:
photographs © Nick Weall
Development Type : mixed-use – retail; leisure; residential
The tower’s shape was selected by Portsmouth residents.
photographs © Nick Weall
Location: Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3TT, England, UK
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Date built: 2009
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1 Gunwharf Quays
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Website : www.gunwharf-quays.com + www.spinnakertower.co.uk