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Axis (also known as the Axis Tower) is a tower approved for construction in Manchester city centre, Manchester, England. The tower has had two iterations, one as a stalled construction project which was cancelled due to the Great Recession in 2008, and the other as a speculative residential which was announced in 2014. If completed, Axis Tower would become the fifth tallest building in Manchester under current proposals. ==History== Based on Albion Street, the Axis Tower was originally conceived as an office development.〔Dominic Pozzoni, Property Alliance Group website, “Manchester Offices”, http://www.propertyalliancegroup.com/NewPages/axis-offices-manchester.html〕 Designed in 2007 by architect HKR, and first developed by the Property Alliance Group, it was notable for the inclusion of a 51 metre high LCD video wall, which in 2008 - the time of its construction - was believed to be the largest in the world.〔Skyscrapernews.com, February 21, 2007, http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=5182〕 Located close to Manchester Central, the 18 storey building was to be 70.90 metres tall, and was originally intended to create 6968 square metres (75,003 sq ft) of Grade A office space.〔David Thame, "Invasion of the Axis", Manchester Evening News, June 19, 2007, http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/business/s/1009540_invasion_of_the_axis〕 This was made possible by a design that enabled the building’s upper floors to overhang the site.〔Adrian Welch / Isabelle Lomholt, “Axis Tower Manchester” E-Architect.co.uk, October 15, 2007, http://www.e-architect.co.uk/manchester/axis_tower.htm〕 The main contractor for the project was Russell Construction and the building’s design features unitised curtain walling from Wicona Projects.〔Wincona website, http://www.wicona.co.uk/en/Case-studies/AXIS-Manchester/〕 The construction of the building’s foundations and the complexity of the site presented a civil engineering challenge. The site is subject to restricted covenants and party wall awards on all four sides,〔 and it is located immediately beside the Bridgewater Canal. In 2009, with the piling work completed, development was put on hold in response to the global economic downturn. As a consequence, the plan to establish Axis Tower as a landmark commercial site was never realised. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Axis Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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