Pier Head Ferry Terminal - Liverpool, Merseyside, UK. - Odd-Shaped Buildings on Waymarking.com

The ultra-modern Pier Head Ferry Terminal located on Georges Parade is an example of the renewal and revitalization of the docks area of Liverpool. It sits in a UNESCO world heritage site opposite the city’s "Three Graces of Liverpool" and provides a striking contrast.

The ferry terminal was designed by Hamilton Architects of Belfast with a construction cost of £9.5m.
Hamilton Architects won the project in an international competition in 2006. They describe the building as ‘dramatic’ and striking.

The terminal is constructed from a metal frame, has unusual angles is cantilevered on two sides and is clad in limestone to complement the new Liverpool Museum next door.

"Thomas Consulting’s structural engineers designed the structural steel frame for this challenging building. The structure incorporates Corus Bi-Steel lift shafts, providing lateral stability and enabling rapid construction of lift shafts and stairwells. F-Beam structural steel beams were used to achieve the long clear spans within the limited construction depth.
The building is clad with natural Portland Stone supported by the steel frame. Our structural engineers worked closely with project managers ISG to provide unique design details and ensure the structural steelwork was completed to programme." SOURCE: (visit link)

The three storey building houses the ferry terminal for Mersey Ferries on the ground floor, the Beatles Museum on the second floor and a rooftop restaurant.

However not everyone was impressed with the design of this building.
A report by BBC News on Friday, 4th September 2009 had the following headline;
"The flagship £10.5m ferry terminal at Liverpool's Pier Head has won the "Carbuncle Cup" which is awarded to Britain's worst new building.
Three judges for the Building Design (BD) magazine said the Mersey travel building was "a shining example of bad architecture and bad planning"."
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Building Address: Georges Parade, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK, L3 1DP. Is it open to the general public?: yes When was it built? (Approximate if you must.): 01/01/2009 What is the name of this building?: Pier Head Ferry Terminal

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