An iconic Manchester hotel is set for a facelift — in order to make it safer in a fire. The Marriott Manchester Hotel, on London Road near to Piccadilly Station, used to be known as the MacDonald Hotel.
Visible from Mancunian Way, its curved form became iconic among visitors and Mancunians alike. Now, bosses need to replace styrofoam panels with ‘mineral fiber panels’.
It comes after a Fire Strategy was carried out in February of last year. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The building was constructed in the 1960s, planning documents say.
It was last refurbished for hotel use in 2007. “The curving plan-form of the building has a strong sense of the rhythm and design,” the design and access statement says. “The building takes a pilotis form, with the upper floors of the building supported on a series of seemingly over-sized columns providing a robust visual rhythm.” More detail of the changes is given in the statement.
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